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Pelican Miami Zoo

Pelican Miami Zoo
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cameraNIKON D800

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1000 

upload_dateDec, 2013

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58 Comments |
emileabbott
 
emileabbott January 13, 2014
Nice timing and action capture, Heather
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta January 23, 2014
Great capture. Congratulations.
chriscousins Platinum
 
chriscousins January 23, 2014
Great detail - love it !
AliAlzuhair
 
AliAlzuhair January 23, 2014
Lovely!
Celtic
 
Celtic January 23, 2014
wow ! Congrats!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates January 23, 2014
Great capture! Congrats!
GBloniarz
 
GBloniarz January 23, 2014
Interesting posture marvelously captured here! Congrats ... well deserved!
catini
 
catini January 23, 2014
Great capture and sharpness, congrats on your feature!
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis January 23, 2014
Great Shot:-)
carlosramos
 
carlosramos January 23, 2014
Congratulation, stunning work !
cilla8 Platinum
 
cilla8 January 23, 2014
Great Capture, congrats on feature!
iceman2
 
iceman2 January 23, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
JayLawler
 
JayLawler January 23, 2014
Wonderful capture. Congrats on your feature :)
debbiemarxwade PRO+
 
debbiemarxwade January 23, 2014
absolutely gorgeous shot! Great capture. Congrats.
andrew2
 
andrew2 January 23, 2014
awesome capture...congratz
neillockhart
 
neillockhart January 23, 2014
Incredible work! Brilliant!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud January 23, 2014
Beautiful capture! Congratulations!!
Yasseen
 
Yasseen January 23, 2014
so cool
SweetSysol
 
SweetSysol January 23, 2014
Amazing! Love it!
phspanky
 
phspanky January 23, 2014
congrats on the feature.
Thimbee
 
Thimbee January 23, 2014
Nicely detailed. Congrats
Brun0
 
Brun0 January 23, 2014
nice capture, congrats
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock January 23, 2014
Fabulous shot!
heathermcfw
 
heathermcfw January 23, 2014
Thank you every one for your kind and supportive words. Its an honor to be featured, and I'm thrilled to have been selected.
Juliamclean PRO
 
Juliamclean January 23, 2014
Congratulations......
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios January 23, 2014
Stunning Capture, Excellent Timing, Great Photo!
photosue50
 
photosue50 January 23, 2014
Awesome!!
Flosno
 
Flosno January 23, 2014
Wonderful shot.....congrats on your award
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 January 23, 2014
Congratulations on your feature!!!!
jimboz
 
jimboz January 23, 2014
Amazing shot
terrycharbeneau
 
terrycharbeneau January 23, 2014
Congrats on your Feature.Great Capture.
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter January 23, 2014
Great capture. Congrats. - Jake
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 January 24, 2014
Phenomenal capture! So clear and crisp! Congrats!
wheelerdealer Platinum
 
wheelerdealer January 24, 2014
Stunning!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman January 24, 2014
Nice shot
jojoxena
 
jojoxena January 25, 2014
Congrats,Wonderful action and awesome use of light!
flyingduk
 
flyingduk January 27, 2014
Great picture - HDR by the look of it??
photosue50
 
photosue50 January 27, 2014
Beautiful
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter January 31, 2014
Great shot. Congrats. - Jake
robinmiller
 
robinmiller February 01, 2014
Beautiful!
Jacc
 
Jacc February 07, 2014
Fantastic shot
carolyns
 
carolyns February 11, 2014
Love this,! Stunning! So much action caught in your lens! No wonder you won the award. :)
cilla8 Platinum
 
cilla8 April 12, 2014
Awesome capture! Congrats on the Feature!!!!
Lincsdna
 
Lincsdna April 29, 2014
Superb, excellent capture :)
littlecritters
 
littlecritters May 05, 2014
a beautiful image with perfect timing...You have a beautiful gallery, Heather!
willyd
 
willyd May 21, 2014
The brown pelican is one of my favorite subjects. They are comical looking, yet suprisingly graceful at times. This is a great pelican shot!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi July 31, 2014
ahhh, awesome capture !
Chrissimpson01
 
Chrissimpson01 December 19, 2014
Brilliant action shot.
SFalagario_photos
 
SFalagario_photos January 28, 2015
Fantastic capture! Nice, sharp detail and lighting. Couldn't have been taken at a more perfect moment.
ShootEmAll
 
ShootEmAll February 27, 2015
Great shot!
ThompsonsPhotography
 
ThompsonsPhotography March 05, 2015
Amazing Capture :)
naomiwomack
 
naomiwomack March 26, 2015
Perfect!!
JimMonty
 
JimMonty April 20, 2015
Incredible sharpness. And a great point in the action.
sydneyosbourne
 
sydneyosbourne April 25, 2015
Kudos!
scollins PRO+
 
scollins July 08, 2015
Awesome shot!
daleigh Platinum
 
daleigh September 15, 2017
Congratulations on winning my Pelicans Photo Challenge. Great capture!!
sandiedixonwatkins
 
sandiedixonwatkins September 15, 2017
Amazing! Congratulations!
AdirahsEyes
 
AdirahsEyes October 01, 2017
Excellent capture.. The detail is amazing.. I love shooting pelicans and this is an inspiration!

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