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*Falling out of the Sky*


*Falling out of the Sky*
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Copyright: Thor Thor (thor68) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 412 W: 117 N: 762] (4536)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-21
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, SanDisk Ext. III 4GB, Hoya 58mm Skylight
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-02 14:22
Viewed: 157
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The attraction - at least for me - on the Naples Pier
were the Brown Pelicans, hunting and diving for fish.
i had a great time trying to capture them flying and
preparing for the dive into the water.

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The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is
the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although
it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is
106-137 cm in length, weighs from 2.75 to 5.5 kg and
has a wingspan from 1.83 to 2.5 m.

It lives strictly on coasts from Washington and
Virginia south to northern Chile and the mouth of the
Amazon River, as well as the island of Saut d'Eau in
Trinidad and Tobago. Some immature birds may stray to
inland freshwater lakes. After nesting, North American
birds move in flocks further north along the coasts,
returning to warmer waters for winter. Their young are
hatched in broods of about 3, and eat around 150 lbs.
of fish in the 8-10 month period they are cared for.

This bird is distinguished from the American White
Pelican by its brown body and its habit of diving for
fish from the air, as opposed to co-operative fishing
from the surface. It eats mainly fish and amphibians
as well as crustacens. Groups of Brown Pelicans often
travel in single file, flying low over the water's
surface.

The nest location varies from a simple scrape on the
ground on an island to a bulky stick nest in a low
tree. These birds nest in colonies, usually on islands.


[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_pelican]

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Kameramodell Canon EOS 40D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.1.1
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 21.04.2009 16:02:52
Aufnahmemodus Blendenautomatik
Tv (Verschlusszeit) 1/1600
Av (Blendenzahl) 7.1
Messmodus Mehrfeldmessung
Belichtungskorrektur 0
Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO) 250
Objektiv EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Brennweite 250.0 mm
Bildgröße 3888x2592
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Blitz Aus
Weißabgleich Automatisch
AF-Betriebsart AI Servo AF
Bildstil Landschaft
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Farbton 0
Farbraum sRGB
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Dateigröße 2163 KB
Staublöschungsdaten Nein
Transportart Reihenaufnahme mit hoher Geschwindigkeit
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  • Great 
  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 957 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2009-07-02 20:27]

This is awesome!! Perfect details and what a cool pov!! TFS
Christan

Hallo Thorsten

very well captured.
Excellent shot
Well done
Regards

Faruk

Nice capture. Personally I think the image would be more stricking if you included a horizon of if there would be clouds. Now some people will think you flipped an image of a flying pelican 90° clockwise. Which is a pitty for it really is a good photo with all the best qualities.
BUT... I have to admit that it would lose a bit of its simplicity (bird and air, nothing more) which would also be a shame. Good and extensive note!
TFS

Joris

  • Great 
  • sela Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 479 W: 1 N: 472] (3756)
  • [2009-07-03 6:28]

Hallo Thorsten, ein Wahnsinnsbild, was Du uns hier zeigst. Klasse!
Lieben Gruß Rose mit Venti am PC, 29 grad hier, seufz.

very good timing and wonderful moment..
and i like this minimalism of the pics

regards
B.

Bonjour Thorsten.
Excellente image instantanée prise au bon moment de la face de plongée.
Bravo pour ce bon réflex.
Bon dimanche.
Urs

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  • eosnut Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 164 N: 1399] (10095)
  • [2009-07-14 4:04]

Hi Thorsten,
Well captured, that pelican would have been travelling FAST.
Nice composition, there is space in front of the bird to move into, well done.
My kind regards,
Peter.

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