I wanted to try something different...

[Bindii]

with my pelican shots... the background was terrible (sunnylass will tell ya).. so I thought.. why not try and incorporate it in the shot instead of trying to hide it...

I did a few of the more normal ones (clear background) also but do you think that the others work?..

[iposiniditos]

yes.... the #1 and #2 are sharp and beautiful.
1st one is a great capture.
Very well done!

As for your question, yes they work

[sirhc55]

#1 is an amazing shot in that the humanoids are taking absolutely no interest in the bloody great birdie that could dump an amazing amount of poo on them, judging by its size

[NeoN]

#1 is an amazing shot in that the humanoids are taking absolutely no interest in the bloody great birdie that could dump an amazing amount of poo on them, judging by its size

Typical of you Chris,but really as Theo said, they are Nicely done,and blend very well,good job Bindii
Cheers NeoN
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[phillipb]

They definitely work for me.
The last two are good, but you sort of look at them, think to yourself "They're nice shots" and move on.
The first two however, you look at the bird, then your eye goes around taking in the rest of the photo, then you come back to the bird again. At least that's what it does to me.
Well done Bindii

[Handlebars]

Wow! love them all again!

[PiroStitch]

love the DOF in the 2nd one! Great stuff Bindii!

[Travy]

They definitely work for me.
The last two are good, but you sort of look at them, think to yourself "They're nice shots" and move on.
The first two however, you look at the bird, then your eye goes around taking in the rest of the photo, then you come back to the bird again. At least that's what it does to me.
Well done Bindii

I agree with you there

They are all great shots though

[dawesy]

I think #1 is a cracker. The background gives context and adds to the image, yet the Pelican is mostly on the plain wall so it still remains seperated from an essentially 'busy' background. I think you achieved exactly what you set out for with that one!

I also like #3, always loved watching pelicans land when we had a house by the lake as a kid!

[Mal]

They definitely work for me.
The last two are good, but you sort of look at them, think to yourself "They're nice shots" and move on.
The first two however, you look at the bird, then your eye goes around taking in the rest of the photo, then you come back to the bird again. At least that's what it does to me.
Well done Bindii

I agree the first two work for me and the other ones are ho um.....

[BullcreekBob]

Have you though of more blurr for the bg in #1 and #2?

All good shots though. I imagine it won't be long before we see you advertising all your Canon gear for sale? You are certainly making the S5 sing.

[johnd]

Sue, these are crackers. Just fantastic.
Cheers
John

[Big Red]

great shots with the different perspective

[sunnylass]

Wow, these are stunning! All I can say is thank goodness there is no audio commentary to go with this.


Oh oh, put up the one of the windscreen

[matt-chops]

I have to say I'm a big fan of #4. IMO having the head and body perfectly sharp and the wings and feet ever so slightly blurred provides a perfect balance between still life and motion. It seems to breath just enough life into the photo. Nice work.

[blacknstormy]

I love #1 - fantastic !!!!!!

[Bindii]

Oh oh, put up the one of the windscreen

Lol... you mean the 'where not to park your car ones?'...

[drifter]

The birds may have misinterpreted PP ok on your images.....


Great shots btw .The first one works well as an opposite to what the norm would be.

[Mj]

Sue... certainly the shots with something other than straight water etc are far more interesting... some of these are just plain good fun!!! A bird in the water is... well... yawn

However... as you've put these up for critique... your PP treatment of the birds is somewhat over sharpened. Might I suggest backing off a tad on the sharpening ??? Also the top right pelican in the last pic seems to have acquired some chroma (unless it's head really is purple?).

Apologies for being a killjoy

Michael.

[Bindii]

Sue... certainly the shots with something other than straight water etc are far more interesting... some of these are just plain good fun!!! A bird in the water is... well... yawn

However... as you've put these up for critique... your PP treatment of the birds is somewhat over sharpened. Might I suggest backing off a tad on the sharpening ??? Also the top right pelican in the last pic seems to have acquired some chroma (unless it's head really is purple?).

Apologies for being a killjoy

Michael.

No crit away.. all is good..

Point taken on the sharpening.. I didn't sharpen in the original proccessing only once I resized and more than likely I forgot to reduce the opacity of it once done..

funny that you mentioned the chroma.. (lost on the top right pelican thing though as there is only one pelican in the last pic)..cause when I viewed these pics on my work monitor today the chroma was terrible... but I can't see it at all on this monitor at home.. I'd be interested to hear if anyone else can see it (maybe my montior needs calibrating/trashing etc??)..

thanks for the crit.. much appreciated..

[Mj]

Was referring to the one labelled 'where not to park your car ones?'... with the second shot of the cars below.... definitely four pelicans in that shot (at least that what I hope I'm seeing)... none of the others appear to have any appreciable chroma that I noticed. The chroma displayed is pretty much classic... lotsa contrast with the white feathered bird against a bright sky.

[Bindii]

Was referring to the one labelled 'where not to park your car ones?'... with the second shot of the cars below.... definitely four pelicans in that shot (at least that what I hope I'm seeing)... none of the others appear to have any appreciable chroma that I noticed. The chroma displayed is pretty much classic... lotsa contrast with the white feathered bird against a bright sky.

Ah.. thats almost a relief.. I hadn't thought that you meant those pics.. they havent been edited cept for a resize which is hopefully why it looks like that.. thanks heaps for your inputt...

[Finch]

No. 4 by a country mile, IMHO

Great work

Cheers

Michael