Pelican incoming towards small-boaties boat ramp seeking a free feed

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day all

Another early morning walk around the beach - came across one of our boat ramps for small boats and the inevitable collection of "hangers-on"
Waited a few minutes and sure-as-eggs, in came yet another hopeful

1)

typical exif - Panny FZ-2500; 1/1000s x F4,3; ISO-200; lens at 250mm FF equiv

2)


3) and here's another 'hopeful' ~ dunno how he got on though - but I wouldn't have been in such a precarious location



As always, feedback welcome
Phil

[Grumpy John]

I love the Pellie shots Phil. They're pretty slow moving and easy to photograph (IMHO). That big yellow and black eye is easy to lock focus on.

[kevinj]

I think everybody loves Pelicans,2 nice pics,#1 would be my fave,love them in flight.

[Isac]

Can't beat a good pellie shot. Nice work on these Phil. The light wasn't kind to you but they turned out pretty good. I wouldn't be going fishing where that guy is!

[avkomp]

good work on the pelican in flight, the bird on the ground adds interest too. bummer the 2nd one has the wing covering the face.
fisherman probably needs a bit more room behind him if you had it. feels a tad tight in the frame on that side

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Thanks Stephen

Good points - had chosen that image for the spread of flight feathers so hadn't noticed the hiding of the face. As to the fisherman - we see silly buggers all the time

Phil

[Ozzie_Traveller]

Okay - Stephen & Isac ....... another couple to consider
Phil

You can just see the eye in this one :-


and here's where the fisherman was :-

[Isac]

Both the new images are better to me. The last one for sure, gives a better scale and gives a bigger stupidity level to the clown on the rocks.