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The Stare - Dalmatian Pelican

Lake Kerkini is famed for its resident breeding population of Dalmatian Pelicans, Pelecanus crispus, which in January-February look glorious in their breeding p...
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Lake Kerkini is famed for its resident breeding population of Dalmatian Pelicans, Pelecanus crispus, which in January-February look glorious in their breeding plummage, photographed during a "Purely Pelicans" photography workshop at Lake Kerkini hosted by GEO Pictorial
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture 28/10 ISO 160 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 300/1

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Oct, 2016

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Awards

Zenith Award

Creative Winter Award

Curator's Selection

Legendary Award

Hero Award

Contest Finalist in Everything Nature Photo Contest

Runner Up in The Marine Wildlife Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in The Marine Wildlife Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 2

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Magnificent Capture

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Outstanding Creativity

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All Star

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Beautiful!!!

PRO

THIS IS REALLY COOL! I TRIED TO GIVE YOU AN AWARD BUT IT WOULDN'T LET ME!!

Thank you so much Becky..! Very much appreciated..! and don't worry about the award... it's more than enough you took the time to comment.. best wishes to you.. g

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WOW! So beautiful

Thank you Mr_Serrano..!! They are very beautiful and one of my favourite birds to photograph.

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Stunning!

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What a wonderful photograph! It's outstanding in so many different ways--the composition, detail, color, and, not least, the "I'm having a bad hair day bird." Congratulations on your awards.

Amazing shot!

Thanky you Henry..! much appreciated.. g

I've seen so many pics of pelicans, but this one tops them all, amazing shot

Great shot! Congrats!

Love love this photo.....I would hang it on my wall......if we had the space. Well done.

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Brilliant shot! Very powerful ????

absolutely stunning!

Thank you so much Roadiegirl..!

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Aaaahhhh! What a fantastic picture! Amazing shot! Goodness.....

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Amazing.

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This is fantastic! I love it!

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instant favorite,absolutely amazing shot

What a Perfect Moment.

Gorgeous image. I am going there in a few weeks time. :)

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Fantastic Capture! Wish it was an emoji on my phone, so many uses.

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That is A GREAT CAPTURE! I shot seams on our Lake Wendouree at Ballarat, Australia. Getting a really good pose and background and light takes patience. We'll done!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at one of my favourite places for bird photography at Lake Kerkini in northern Greece.

Time

In winter the light on the lake can be spectacular at dawn and dusk.. this one was taken literally a couple of minutes before dawn when the light is still blue but getting brighter.

Lighting

The light as I mentioned above in this photo was a few minutes pre dawn and so has the brightness to give a decent exposure but with the softness still of the blue hour before dawn.

Equipment

Canon EoS 5DIII Canon 300mm f2.8 Monopod No flash

Inspiration

I absolutely adore these pelicans. They have so much character and seem to me to be prehistoric. Always when photographing these and other wildlife I will go out before dawn to a location I have already scouted and wait for the light to happen.

Editing

On this particular image I needed practically no post processing other than to bring the colours out of the raw file..

In my camera bag

Depends on what I’m heading out to photograph. When photographing wildlife I will normally have my 5DIV with 500mm f4 attached plus my 24-70 and 70-200mm lenses, a 1.4 teleconverter, Plenty of cards and plenty of batteries.

Feedback

Wildlife photography is about planning and luck..! Research your subject, know it’s habits and movements then put yourself in the right position at the right time of day to give yourself the best chance of firstly spotting the animal you’re after and secondly getting a good image of it.

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The Stare - Dalmatian Pelican

Lake Kerkini is famed for its resident breeding population of Dalmatian Pelicans, Pelecanus crispus, which in January-February look glorious in their breeding p...
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The Stare - Dalmatian Pelican

Lake Kerkini is famed for its resident breeding population of Dalmatian Pelicans, Pelecanus crispus, which in January-February look glorious in their breeding p... Read more

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Submitted to Photo Contests

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Time

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In my camera bag

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Lake Kerkini is famed for its resident breeding population of Dalmatian Pelicans, Pelecanus crispus, which in January-February look glorious in their breeding p...
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