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Profile of a Pelican

NIKON D850

settings

Aperture 140/10 ISO 2000 Shutter 10/8000 Focal Length 3000/10

location

Galveston, Texas, US

upload_date

Feb, 2019

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Awards

Hidden Gem Award

2020 Choice Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Behind The Lens

Location

Photo taken at the Galveston-Bolivar ferry dock in Galveston, Texas.

Time

The photo was taken at 12:35 PM on the 3rd of February, 2019.

Lighting

The skies were overcast, which made it a little easier to avoid underexposing when taking pictures with the skies in the background. With the camera set to ISO 2000, 1/800 and f/14.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D850, Nikon AF-s 200-500 5.6. Hand held and zoomed to 300mm.

Inspiration

My wife and I often take the Galveston-Bolivar ferry to go to the Anahuac National Wildlife Reserve, or we just walk onboard and do a round trip, for the scenery and photo opportunities. On this day we drove to Anahuac. While still at the dock in Galveston, there are normally plenty of photo opportunities of pelicans, seagulls and cormorants. On this day an impressive looking pelican was sitting still just yards away, practicly begging to have its picture taken.

Editing

Very little post processing done. Only removed some spots from an otherwise clear skies. I had not yet gotten in to do a lot of post processing with Lightroom Classic. In hind site I could have boosted the colors a little.

In my camera bag

On these trips I often have a smaller zoom, the Nikon AF-S 28-300, in the back seat, but definitely my Manfrotto 190go tripod, with a Manfrotto MHXPRO-BHQ2 head. A spare camera battery is always on charge in the car. Incidentally, I also have a ThermaCell Mosquito Repellant in the car, which is highly recommended around here.

Feedback

Take the Galveston-Bolivar ferry and there are plenty of birds to capture at both docks, and on the trip across. The ferry is free.

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