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Uploaded: April 19, 2010 04:06:05
A white pelican tries to catch "40 winks" despite all of the gawkers at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, TX...
Congratulations to all March Finalists!!!
Exif: F Number: 13, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 250, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 300.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Agnes Fegan April 19, 2010
A pretty capture Valarie! #1260273Gina Cormier April 19, 2010
WOW....that's awesome Val. Love the yellow and blue eye popping out!!!! What a capture!!!!!! Great detail!!!! #8547555Julie Burnett April 19, 2010
Beautifully captured and composed, Val, and love your title!! Congrats one more time on your 6 finalists!! #8547866Ron McEwan April 19, 2010
Magnificent close up Valarie, perfectly done in my opinion. #8547886Maria A. Gonzalez April 19, 2010
Good morning,Val...Beautiful full frame portrait of this white pelican...Very fine detail and a beautiful pose..The eye well difined and it's color adds a nice touch to the portrait..Well done. #8547912Monnie Ryan April 19, 2010
Fantastic close-up, Valarie -- outstanding capture! Congratulations on your Finalist wins! #8547946Deb Taylor April 19, 2010
Wonderful close up shot - great detail. Love the way the eye seems to jump out at one. #8548113Douglas Pignet April 19, 2010
Way too kewl capture Val...Love the colors and comp... #8548116Jack Ryan April 19, 2010
Awesome image...outstanding close up with excellent detail, color and comp. Great work, Val. #8548262Jeff Robinson April 19, 2010
Outstanding capture of the wonderful Pelican!! Jeff #8549351Julianne Bradford April 19, 2010
Awesome! We'll see this one again! #8549677Patricia Seidler April 19, 2010
Great closeup Valarie. Love the combination of colors and you titled this perfectly! #8549767Robert R. Goodman April 19, 2010
Looks like someone is sleepy.Beautiful capture Valarie!!! #8550403Marty Straub April 19, 2010
Ha-ha, that probably looks a lot like me when the dogs won't let me sleep. Absolutely amazing capture, Valarie. At first I thought it was some poor creature stuck in some of that Texas snow. Outstanding detail with a thrilling comp. Man, you really captured teh "red" (figuratively and literally) in his eye. #8550702Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 19, 2010
OH WOW!!! Coooooooooool macro, Val! :-) k #8551037Tammy M. Anderson April 19, 2010
This is superb, Valarie. Details, colors and composition are just wonderful. #8551073Gord MacEachern April 19, 2010
Looking at a winner here Valarie, love it!! #8551472Thomas E. Hinds April 19, 2010
Beautiful details and composition! Don't you just love pelicans? Wonderful closeup work, Valarie! #8551803Ellen Hodges April 19, 2010
Outstanding capture, Val! Ditto Marty. One fantastic and superb capture!! #8551895Barbara Waldoch April 19, 2010
Wonderful shot, Valarie!Dianna Murphy April 20, 2010
Wow, great close up. Love the yellow - it really pops. #8554178Melissa Olsen April 20, 2010
Fabulous image.Carol L. Fowler April 20, 2010
GReat image- so detailed and sharp. Love the eye peeking out! ( And congrats on all the wonderful Finalists) #8554822Rony Sagy April 21, 2010
Fantastic capture, Val. #8559402Ann H. Belus April 21, 2010
Wow, I've never seen a pelican quite like this...awesome detail in this exquisite close-up, Valarie! #8560263Karen Engelbreth April 21, 2010
Wonderful capture, Valarie... #8560482Kathy Salerni April 22, 2010
WOW! Love this white pelican macro image, Valerie! The colors are awesome as well as the details! The white are perfect! Well Done! #8562208Freddy Bland April 22, 2010
Amazing clarity and details, Valerie!! The composition is very unique and well-done!! #8562286Debra K. Johnson April 22, 2010
WOW! Fantastic. #8562491Sam Britt April 22, 2010
Another terrific close-up, Val. #8563126Ann Coates April 22, 2010
This is a big Wow for me Valarie. Perfectly captured and particularly love the close detail and sharpness of the eye. #8563319Tommy E. Burgess April 22, 2010
Wow this is fantastic Valarie!! Wonderful tight composition and wonderful job on a tricky exposure! #8563326Val Feldman April 26, 2010
A big thanks to all of you for stopping by and commenting - much appreciated, as always! ~Val #8570817Summer A. Kozisek May 03, 2010
Gorgeous full frame image!! #8587564Jack Ryan May 24, 2010
WOW! And again...congratulations! #8633461Ann H. Belus May 24, 2010
Again...awesome image; CONGRATULATIONS! #8633471Kelly S. Cavanaugh May 24, 2010
Fantastic capture, Valarie! Congratulations! #8633495Carol Eade May 24, 2010
Awesome finalist, Valarie, congratulations! #8633997Robert R. Goodman May 24, 2010
You Made off like a Bandit this month LOL!A big congratulations,my friend!!!! #8634120Nancyj E. Hovey May 24, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SJulianne Bradford May 24, 2010
Ha! Told you so! WTG Valarie, wonderful April finalist with stunning clarity! #8634914Tammy Espino May 24, 2010
Congrats on an awesome finalists!! :) #8635370Thomas E. Hinds May 24, 2010
Just beautiful, Valarie! Wonderful Finalist (again)! #8635490Ann Coates May 24, 2010
Congratulations again Valarie, so beautiful. #8635520Courtenay Vanderbilt May 24, 2010
Beautiful Valarie! Congratulations! #8636075Patti Coblentz May 24, 2010
Just beautiful, Val...congratulations!! Patti #8636329Amy M. Wilson May 24, 2010
Big congratulations on a truly stunning Finalist and best of luck in the next round, Valarie!!! #8636485Sam Britt May 24, 2010
Congratulations again, Val!! #8637027Carol L. Fowler May 24, 2010
Wonderful composition- Congrats! #8637230Stefania Barbier May 24, 2010
WTG, congrats!!! #8638108Tammy M. Anderson May 25, 2010
Congratulations Valarie on this wonderful finalist. #8638695Julie Burnett May 25, 2010
Congratulations again, Val!! #8638832Maria A. Gonzalez May 25, 2010
Congratulations,Val on all of your beautiful finalists and good luck in the next round..Jeff Robinson May 25, 2010
Congrats on your fantastic Finalist!! Jeff #8639128Cathy Barrows May 25, 2010
Congrats on your finalist....excellent #8639334Usman M. Bajwa May 25, 2010
Outstanding color, details and clarity, Wow. CONGRATZ on the FINALIST Award!!UB. #8640353
Val Feldman May 25, 2010
Thank you all so much for your very kind comments! As always, very much appreciated! ~Val #8640731Patricia Seidler May 25, 2010
Congratulations on all of your well deserved finalist Valarie! #8640834Freddy Bland May 25, 2010
Wowza,congratulations on another lovely Finalist, Valarie!! Love how his little head is all tucked away!! #8641586Kathy Salerni May 25, 2010
Big congrats again on your well deserved finalist, Valarie! #8642655Debra R. Harder May 31, 2010
WOW, Valarie! This is amazing! Congratulations on another brilliant finalist! Deb #8655114David M. Montero May 31, 2010
Great capture. Congratulations on your finalist Valarie! #8655515Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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