February 18 by Walter Otto Koenig

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18-FEB-2011	Walter O. Koenig

Pelican Landing near La Jolla Cove

Graceful in flight, plump looking when on the ground and quite unpredictable when landing.

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Alain Boussac		23-Mar-2011 20:02
Fabulous image : as if he tried an acrobatic landing... BV.

Sam Rua		21-Feb-2011 02:03
Super comp, Walter. A nice flight shot with the focus right where it counts most.

Guest		20-Feb-2011 08:44
Like the shot because of the spread wings and the expression in the face, Walter. Hans

Wei O'Connell		20-Feb-2011 05:22
Excellent shot. v

Hans Koot		19-Feb-2011 17:07
excellent hunting.. you shot it!

René Gysi		19-Feb-2011 16:40
Fantastic flight shot. Great timing Walter! V

Bryan Murahashi		19-Feb-2011 15:52
Wonderful capture of this precarious approach. V

Chad Ramsey		19-Feb-2011 14:31
Thats really fantstic! Excellent focus! Was it comming in for a landing or just hovering? V

pkocinski		19-Feb-2011 13:46
Nice shot!

Stephanie		19-Feb-2011 12:51
What a beautiful capture of this pelican in flight! Looks like he wants to hug you Walter! V

Aud Elise Sjøsæther		19-Feb-2011 09:52
Stunning capture! Perfect compo as well. V

Guest		19-Feb-2011 09:09
Incredible!

Vivian Beks		19-Feb-2011 08:28
Love it!!!

Gerard Koehl		19-Feb-2011 07:24
Fantastique... V

Dan Greenberg		19-Feb-2011 06:26
Excellent timing and a really different pose! Very cool Walter! ~V~

Guest		19-Feb-2011 05:41
BEAUTIFUL , well captured and well presented.

Wolfgang Bluhm		19-Feb-2011 05:18
Great shot. You nailed the focus.

Carol Rollins		19-Feb-2011 04:54
Great action capture, Walter. This is really cool. ~

Simon Chandler		19-Feb-2011 04:51
Excellent timing and capture. Great lighting with good details and rich tone. v

Jim Coffman		19-Feb-2011 03:40
Fantastic action capture,Walter! V

Mark Krause		19-Feb-2011 03:30
That guys deployed every speed brake know to man! What a great shot! ~GMV~

Patricia Kay		19-Feb-2011 02:49
Perfect timing for this excellent capture Walter...BV

Cindi Smith		19-Feb-2011 02:37
I love watching them. Beautiful capture. I need to see some of these!

Jimmy Kall		19-Feb-2011 02:15
Great shot Walter!

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