Pelican at Rest
by Mary Machare
Title
Pelican at Rest
Artist
Mary Machare
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
A pelican at rest on the rocky cliffs along La Jolla beach in Southern California.
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December 20th, 2012
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Comments (16)
Elizabeth Winter
Funny how they "rest"! Nice capture! v
Mary Machare replied:
Thank you, Elizabeth. I thought it was funny, too… that is why I had to capture it.
JOHN TELFER
Mary, Fantastic capture of this pelican on the shore. Excellent details of his layers of feathers and the long beak and a great job at capturing the details in that head. Excellent details in the foreground surrounding the pelican and great background details also. Fantastic photo, fav, voted, and google promoted and selected as my Pay It Forward for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group
Randy Rosenberger
Lovely detail on this fine avian capture, Mary! Love the pose of the bird! Nice pelican colors! fave and vote
Rosanne Jordan
Wonderful image! voted
Mary Machare replied:
Thank you Rosanne, both for the comment and for including it in the Pay It Forward discussion in the Wisconsin Scenery Group.
Debbie Portwood
PS.. I still use my zoom lens as well. I want to get a really good, long distance zoom lens someday so I can get out in the field for more variaty, as there are some birds that just do not feed at a bird feeder..
Mary Machare replied:
Thank you for kind comments and for sharing your trade secrets! You have a wonderful husband!
Debbie Portwood
Beautiful shot Mary!! He (or she) is a real beauty!! v.f!! I want to thank you again for all your very kind comments and support! :D Concerning my bird photos, well, well a few years ago I was chacing around trying to get a good shot of any kind of bird without sucess. Then it came to me to put a bird feeder right outside a window where I could sit and take pics from there..My current feeder is sitting atop a piece of 1x12 about 15 or 16 inches long . My husband attached it to a 4x4 just the level of the window about a foot and a half out. He also drilled three holes in which I place interesting tree branches for the birds to perch on..I did have a nice background of pecan tree leaves that will give nice bokeh, but there is no leaves now so I use one of the many bokeh shots I have taken just for the purpose of layering in. I have also discovered textures!!! I LOVE using them! I hope this helps! :D God Bless and thanks again!! :D
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