Jill Attaway
November 2024 - Stick the Landing
About the Image(s)
My image for November - "Stick the Landing" taken Monday, October 21st at Banner Marsh near the Illinois River south of Peoria. Canon 5DS and Sigma 150-1600 lens. ISO 500 @ 421 mm, 1/2000, F8. I used a monopod as I sat on the bank to watch all the waterfowl. Edited in Lightroom.
13 comments posted
I love the white pelicans and also love to just sit and watch them (and photograph them!). You caught him right at the perfect moment when he nailed the landing! Good detail and very nicely done. Posted: 11/05/2024 15:07:02
Thanks Julia! I had no idea they were so large. So fun to see them in "my backyard". Posted: 11/06/2024 04:12:20
Great image Jill! No motion blur and sharp focus, I might be tempted to crop some of the foreground water to see how that looks. The pelicans around us in FL are grayish in color, this a beautiful white. Posted: 11/08/2024 21:00:54
Thanks for the feedback and I will try your crop suggestion. I'm a novice in learning about birds so don't know the difference in pelicans nor why these would be so white versus grey like yours in Florida. Posted: 11/09/2024 00:13:51
Hi Richard - I added a cropped image per your suggestion below. Thanks again for your feedback. Posted: 11/17/2024 21:32:26
Good improvement, nice! Posted: 11/18/2024 18:10:46
Thanks again for the suggestion! Posted: 11/19/2024 19:45:43
Nice click, its actually feel like a perfect landing :) . As MR.Richard said a bit cropping of foreground would make perfect compo Posted: 11/14/2024 18:27:25
Thanks for the feedback, Santosh! Appreciate your comments. Posted: 11/14/2024 21:35:59
Hi Santosh - I added a new image to try Richard's suggestion to remove some of the foreground. Let me know what you think. Thanks! Posted: 11/17/2024 21:33:06
I, too, would like to see a bit of the foreground cropped. Great capture of the bird. Posted: 11/17/2024 00:42:09
Thanks Shirley for your feedback. I've cropped the image and added it below. Look forward to your thoughts when you have time. Posted: 11/17/2024 21:33:34
Hi everyone - thanks for the comments. I've edited the photo to crop the foreground a bit more. Let me know what you think and thanks! Posted: 11/17/2024 21:31:48