I have no particular objections to anything in the shot, but I think I've got a
clue toward solving the mystery of the slightly off look of the pelicans. Not
over sharpening in my estimation. Birds look well sharpened, as I expect in any
Moose photo. If I had to critique (which I don't, but apparently I'm doing it
<g>), I'd say the overall crispness of the picture does not imply any sense of
motion. The pelicans are very close to the surface, and everything is precisely
in its place. If there was just a bit of motion blur in at least one set of
wings, for example, you'd get a sense of forward progress. (But then I'm not
sure the wings were actually pumping. They have a glide look to them.) I'd put
the blame on shutter speed. But that said, with this kind of shot there's no
time to experiment. You've got one chance to get it, and if you don't get it
right, you don't have it. I'd rather have the shot I got than the shot I didn't
get, and overall, there's nothing wrong with this
shot.
--Low-speed Bob
On Jan 25, 2013, at 7:51 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Moose wrote
>> Last week, we visited with a friend staying in Monterey. Thursday, we went
>> to Point Lobos. Given the company, season, light, weather and tide,
>> several options weren't available Nevertheless, we had a lovely time, and
>> I did get a few shots I like.
>>
>> I've often seen pelicans flying in close formation, almost touching the
>> water, but not caught it at all well before.
>> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=1732>
>
> I must be getting into my dotage. For some weird reason I can't remember
> why I shouldn't comment on any Moose images. So anyhow here goes.
>
> It's a wonderful shot of pelicans flying very close to a calm water surface
> in
> order to get surface effect lift ( or whatever it's called), but ...
>
> the shot doesn't look quite real. Almost a plastic effect. Is it perhaps over-
> sharpened? I could not find any oversharpening halos.
>
> Thinking back to when Khen Lim left working with AG Schnozz out of
> disgust with all the negative vibes when the OMD 5 ( or whatever its moniker
> is) first came out, and everybody seemed to be circling at about 40-foot pole
> range. And now every other person has one. What a turn-around.
>
> Mine hasn't arrived yet. Maybe some day I'll order one. :-)
>
> More water has to flow under the ridge for me, I have to say. But I'm staying
> tuned.
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