On 1/25/2013 5:03 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> 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.
Sounds right. When I look, I see motion, as they were moving fast.
Another factor may be the glassy smoothness of the water. There was some wind
ruffle just above the frame, but I chose,
wisely?, not to include it.
> 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.)
You got it, no flapping at all. Between ground effect lift and the onshore
breeze, the pelicans do a lot of effortless
appearing cruising. These are way above the water, but ride the rise form the
bluffs without flapping.
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=California/Monterey_Carmel/June_2006/Point_Lobos&image=_MG_0319croofm.jpg>
> 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.
This was instant adjustment, as they came out from behind a big rock and were
in view for a second or two. I didn't even
have time to crank out the zoom, hence the 140 mm focal length on a 75-300 zoom
and cropping. Try to track, push the button.
> I'd rather have the shot I got than the shot I didn't get, and overall,
> there's nothing wrong with this shot.
Thanks!
Ground Effect Moose
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