Soldiering On [Contest Finalists June 2010]
Uploaded: June 11, 2010 13:10:52
at Soldiers Point near Port Stephens.
This fine Pelican glanced backwards to see what a stupid photographer was doing out on such a rotten day!
Captured between showers around 2.30 P.M, at 1/320th f6.3 and ISO-100. (Manual Focus).
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 150.00 mm, Model: E-300
Mike Clime June 11, 2010
Terrific capture, colors, details and dof! Sometimes cloudy days make for the most colorful shots. #1277795Tiia Vissak June 11, 2010
great tones, details & angle! #8689091Robert R. Goodman June 11, 2010
Hi John,that is a amazing shot.Beautiful detail and clarity.I hope the the Brown Pelicans over on our Gulf States can survive the oil spill.Excellent capture my friend!!!! #8689096Candice C. Calhoun June 11, 2010
I LOVE this pose, expression, and the nice even light! Cloudy days can be marvelous if you keep out of the rain :)ccc #8689127
Rony Sagy June 11, 2010
Wonderful capture, John. #8689130Hendrik Storme June 11, 2010
Excellent capture and fabulous wild life image!!! #8689155Ron McEwan June 11, 2010
Veiled sun sometimes makes for the best shooting John, you don't have to worry about reflection distractions etc. This is solid proof, well done with great detail, color saturation and dof, the composition is amazing too WTG my friend. #8689178Jeff Robinson June 11, 2010
Outstanding clarity and capture John! Jeff #8689211Phillip R. Connolly June 11, 2010
Excellent capture, John! How did we manage a pelican each today!! This is a beauty!Phil #8689307
David Phalen June 11, 2010
Great work Jihn!! Love the light, colors, details and DOF!! #8689326Michelle Alton June 11, 2010
It doesn't get any better than THIS, John! Glad you braved the rain! #8689331MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 11, 2010
This is One fine PelicanWonderful capture Johnny #8689335
Claudia Kuhn June 11, 2010
Wonderful capture john, love the details... I'm sure he was just modeling for you. #8689336Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 11, 2010
Awesome image of this beautiful bird, John! Incredible details and colors! :-) k #8689481Patrick Rouzes June 11, 2010
Superb tones, colors, clarity, textures, detail, lighting & pose ! Outstanding work & image,John! #8689758Patti Coblentz June 11, 2010
What a fine image, John..great close up..love his pose and your commentary. Beautiful colors and details!Patti #8689766
Joanna Madloch June 11, 2010
fantastic image, John. What a face! #8689895Sherran Andersen June 11, 2010
You had awesome sense to grab a capture like this John... well done... perfect timing. #8689970Ann Coates June 11, 2010
Stunning shot of this beautiful bird John. The only Pelicans I have been seeing are the poor ones on the TV covered in oil. Such a terrible disaster. Your colour and clarity are superb. #8690089Dick W. Wyatt June 12, 2010
This is an outstanding shot of a beautiful bird. Well done John. #8690196Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay June 12, 2010
This is spectacular John! The colors, clarity and light are gorgeous! You rock! :-) #8690546Wm Nosal June 12, 2010
Beautiful Shot!John Connolly June 12, 2010
Thank you for all your kind comments, I do appreciate them! #8690923Karen Engelbreth June 12, 2010
Wonderful bird and capture, John... #8691018John Connolly June 12, 2010
Thank you Karen, I appreciate your kind remark! #8691026Christine Lobsinger June 12, 2010
It is wonderful to see such a beauty before me John... a lovely back glance/pose of this pelican! I'm glad you were out on that crappy day...lol!Brett Dolsen June 13, 2010
Wonderfull colours,composition and great depth John! #8691548Graham Robards June 13, 2010
Well done John, Percy must have been following you! ~Pat #8691841Tammy Espino June 13, 2010
They have such cute little faces, I love watching them dive! A great capture of this handsome fella :) #8692148John Connolly June 13, 2010
Thank you so much Christine, Tony, Brett, Pat & Graham and Tammy for your encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #8692380Carolyn J. Connolly June 14, 2010
What an exceptional portrait of this very handsome bird, John!! The subdued lighting here certainly brought out all the delightful colours...and your composition was superb!! I really like the pose you captured here, too!! :o) #8693262Renata Gusciora June 14, 2010
Super clarity and details,John!Fabulous capture! #8693768John Connolly June 14, 2010
Thanks Carolyn and Renata, I do have a soft spot for pelicans! #8694676Ellen Hodges June 14, 2010
Wonderful detail and color, John!!1 Looks awesome!!! #8695115Sam Britt June 14, 2010
I love your series of bird images, John. Another great capture. #8695209John Connolly June 15, 2010
Thank you Ellen and Sam, I appreciate your encouraging comments! #8697201ROLAN NARMAN June 15, 2010
Fantastic capture John! #8697814Cassie L. Woodlee June 20, 2010
WOW John the clarity on this is amazing!! #8706965John Connolly June 20, 2010
Thanks a lot Rolan and Cassie, good of you to drop by! #8706973Bill Houghton June 27, 2010
John, this is a great shot of this pelican. The only kind you see in my part of the world are brown pelicans.John Connolly June 28, 2010
Thanks Bill, we only have the white ones here in Oz! They are an incredible bird! #8721958Nikki McDonald July 09, 2010
Superb detail on this pelican and very pleasing contrast with the softness of the background -- which remains clear enough to give us an excellent sense of environment. #8745259John Connolly July 10, 2010
Thanks Nikki, these coastal pelicans are used to mixing with humans, particularly when there is some fish cleaning going on! #8746974Ann Coates July 12, 2010
Congratulations on your excellent finalist John. #8751243Tammy Espino July 12, 2010
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) #8751406Tamara K. Walker July 12, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS! #8752317Robert R. Goodman July 12, 2010
Beautiful capture,Congratulations John.This is awesome my friend!!! #8752458Laura E. Swan July 12, 2010
HEY NEAT JOHN!SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!
-Laura #8752815
Gord MacEachern July 12, 2010
Glad to see this finalist John, good luck my friend! #8753052Renata Gusciora July 12, 2010
Huge congratulations on your amazing finalist,John!!!:-) #8753090Nancyj E. Hovey July 12, 2010
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SKitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 12, 2010
WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!Patti Coblentz July 12, 2010
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, John!! #8753264Jeana Clark July 12, 2010
~J~ #8753324
Ellen Hodges July 12, 2010
Congrats and very best luck on this fabulous finalist, John!! #8753596Nancy L. Green July 12, 2010
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS John on this VERY well deserved finalist, WTG!!! <>< #8753651Kaye Burazin July 12, 2010
One of your best John. Stunning!Cassie L. Woodlee July 12, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!! #8753812MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 12, 2010
Congratulatiions JohnnyWooooHoooo My Friend!! #8754375
Kerry Hill July 12, 2010
Huge congratulatios on your awesome finalist John...best of luck to you! #8754778Carol L. Fowler July 12, 2010
I missed this one before. Finalist! WTG and Congrats! #8754978Wm Nosal July 12, 2010
Congratulations, John! #8755012Sherran Andersen July 12, 2010
Congrats John. #8755325Christine Lobsinger July 12, 2010
WaY TO GO JOHN....Dick W. Wyatt July 13, 2010
Way to go John. #8755856Hendrik Storme July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!!! #8755873Lorraine A. Cook July 13, 2010
WOOOOO HOOOO!!! BIG CONGRATS on this AWESOME finalist, John!!!<:)) #8756451Jack Ryan July 13, 2010
Congratulations, John...a very deserving selection. #8756941Sandra K. StJohn July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist John. Very nice comp and timing in caputing this fellow. #8756982Stefania Barbier July 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8757089Patrick Rouzes July 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this superb & amazing finalist, John! WTG! Good luck! #8757166Margaret R. Barry July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, John! #8757302Daniel Ruf July 13, 2010
Great shot, John. And congrats on the finalist. #8757639ALLEN O. HOWARD July 13, 2010
WoW! An outstanding capture John! Congratulations!!! #8757889Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay July 13, 2010
Congrats on your finalsit John! This was a spectacular capture! Awesome work!Graham Robards July 13, 2010
Oh well done John, Percy has done yo9u proud. Best of luck in the next round. ~Pat #8758278John Connolly July 13, 2010
Thank you so much for all your comments, they are really appreciated! #8759216Monnie Ryan July 13, 2010
Fantastic news! Congratulations on your Finalist! #8759658Sam Britt July 13, 2010
Congratulations on this finalist, John! #8759844Denny E. Barnes July 13, 2010
Outstanding, John!! Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!! #8759965Avril Young July 13, 2010
congrats John, awesome finalist..good luck for the next round..Marilyn K. Lincecum July 13, 2010
Congratulations John on a wonderful finalist...guess now you can tell the pelican you were capturing a finalist!! #8760456Jeff Robinson July 14, 2010
Congrats John on your Outstanding Finalist! Jeff #8761831John Connolly July 14, 2010
Thank you so much Monnie, Samantha, Denny, Avril, Marilyn and Jeff for your kind wishes! #8763018Randy D. Dinkins July 14, 2010
Obviously missed this before, great job, and congratulations. #8763877Beverley Scott July 15, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, John! WTG #8765132Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 15, 2010
I didn't see this before, John. Sorry. What an amazing portrait of a beautiful and special bird. Huge congratulations!! #8765993John Connolly July 15, 2010
Thank you Randy, Beverley and Kiki for your kind remarks, they are appreciated! #8766140Merna L. Nobile July 15, 2010
BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your Finalist Award for June, 2010. Merna #8766766Sharon Sawyer July 15, 2010
John, HUGE congratulations on your wonderful & well deserved finalist!!! #8766920Ken Smith July 16, 2010
Super job on this, John...congrats to you!! #8767177Amanda J. Tanner July 16, 2010
A Big Congratulations John on this Outstanding Finalist! Beautiful work! #8767519John Connolly July 16, 2010
Thank you so much Merna, Sharon, Ken and Amanda for your kind thoughts, they are appreciated! #8768402Lynne Morris July 16, 2010
Wow what a stunning capture John, Huge Congratulations on your finalist, so well deserved. #8768406John Connolly July 16, 2010
Thanks a lot Lynne, it is good to hear from you again! #8768474Janie S. Oliver July 16, 2010
Congrats. Fantastic capture. Wonderful detail. #8768801Emile Abbott July 17, 2010
Looking back always works for photographers as well. Great timed capture and well composed John and huge congrats on the Finalist badge. #8769862John Connolly July 17, 2010
Thanks so much Janie and Emile, I appreciate your input here! #8769870Robyn A. Terrell July 18, 2010
Sorry I"m so late to the party. My sister and her family were visiting from Cali. I want to extend a huge congratulations on your awesome finalist, John! #8772299John Connolly July 19, 2010
Thank you Robyn, Family always comes first! #8773971Susie Peek-Swint July 20, 2010
Wonderful capture John .. what a character ~ many congrats on your finalist! #8776037John Connolly July 20, 2010
Thanks Susie, it is good to see you have some spare time for BP again! #8776149Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 20, 2010
AWESOME capture of this BEAUTY John, HUGE congrats my friend on your finalist!!! #8776284John Connolly July 20, 2010
Thanks a lot Peaches, I appreciate your kind words! #8776311Phyllis A. Houghton August 06, 2010
He's a beauty John. Love the colors and focus is perfect showing on his feathers and eyes. Well deserved award. #8810734John Connolly August 07, 2010
Thank you so much Phyllis! I appreciate your input here! #8812444Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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