JustinRussoPhotography

Pelican Dive

There is something about Pelicans that draw me to point my camera at them whenever I can. I've always wanted to capture them diving just as the beak hit th...
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There is something about Pelicans that draw me to point my camera at them whenever I can. I've always wanted to capture them diving just as the beak hit the water. These things are like missiles when they dive. It is extremely difficult to be in the right position, obtain focus and time it. Numerous times they would be too far away, dive behind a boat, I would miss focus or time it wrong. After about 15-20 attempts it all came together for this image on my 2nd last day in the Riviera Maya. This was shot with my new favourite lens the Nikon 300mm f4 VR pf on the Nikon D850. This is an amazing combo. The lens is so light and sharp!
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