This was always going to be a tough challenge to enter and I don't think this shot will cut it, however, I love it, especially the precise angle of his beak. The lighting was perfect to catch this fellow just "chilling out" waiting for the boats to come back with the scraps for breakfast !
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small spot cloning
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The lighting is indeed very nice. The "pose" and framing are also quite good. Two little nitpicks: 1) the fuzzy head is clipped, but not enough to make it look intentional, and 2) the photo seems hazy - this may be intentional, in which case please ignore the rest. If it was inadvertant, there are two ways I can think to unhaze it: 1) boost saturation and contrast, or 2) defog with USM settings roughly 25/60/4. HTH.
The lighting itself is fabulous. I'm not wild about the shift to magenta in the sky, and I hate the truncation of the pelican's head. But very well seen.
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