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gringorio
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Ken,
Awesome photos - really! I really like the last one... what's your secret? You're getting nice colors (blues, silvers) and your composition
(cropping?) is always outstanding...
Nena, I love the photo of the pelican and gull - look out! 
another:
[Edited on 12-22-2008 by gringorio]
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woody with a view
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i've always loved pelicans since i was a kid. i'm glad to see they are coming back strong....
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Ken Bondy
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Thanks Greg, you're too kind. Those were just luck, a bunch of them congregated near the marina breakwater in Loreto. It was an overcast afternoon
which probably explains the colors. Here's one that I thought a little bit about (fill flash, composition...):
carpe diem!
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EMAM
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Nice Shots Everyone!!
Pelican Version of the YMCA! Also taken from the seat of my kayak
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EMAM
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Waiting for Scraps on the beach
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gringorio
[Edited on 12-22-2008 by gringorio] |
The water around your island, Greg, reminds me how much I miss the Cortez. The picture tells it better than anything I could say. Those who have
glided around the shoreline of the Cortez should immediately respond to it.
Hopefully it will be like that for me in a few days.
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EMAM
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Even though this is Baja, and the Sea of Cortez, it says New Orleans and Mardi Gras all over it
[Edited on 1-02-2008 by EMAM]
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Russ
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Bottom View
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tripledigitken
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Brown Pelican in B&W
From the Malecon in Loreto. Wish I was there right now!
Ken
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Natalie Ann
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Love is in the air (water?):
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Yep, Ken, it sure is. Here's that couple a bit later in the day.
You'll note that while most other pelicans politely turned their backs, we do have one Peeping Tomas (or Tomasina).
Nena
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Ken Bondy
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That's great Nena!!! It's very nice that most of those males are respecting the couple's privacy! Maybe that Peeping Thomas (I think it is a male) is an escort. Oh no, wait, I must be thinking about whales 
carpe diem!
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Tomas Tierra
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We came across an interesting one a while back on the way out to the Channel islands..
A dead pelican around the neck of a live one. Our best guess was that the live one dove into the water puncturing the (now) dead one's pouch driving
himself right through his buddy..Weird...We rescued the live one by cutting the old on e away...
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Tomas Tierra
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BTW,
Great Pics everyone!
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Pompano
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3 days ago on a walk along the Bay.
This fellow was having good success in chasing small fish in the shallows below me. While I was walking by, he made 3 quick dives...got 3 fish. He
eyeballed them, flew a short strafing run and splash! Pretty good fisherman.
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Hmmm..Let's see..my last fishing day was a bust, wonder if this guy wants to go out?
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I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Russ
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Not as high quality as gringorio's pics but these guys sure ham it up for the camera.
[Edited on 1-17-2009 by Russ]
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gringorio
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Nice shot Russ... I like the foot-powered take-off technique... 
I find the photos posted here by anyone look sharper/richer if you are able to host them at another photo site like photobucket, smugmug, pbase or
flikr and then link back to them when you post. That way you can post higher resolution photos here rather than be limited by the 50k limit.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Not as high quality as gringorio's pics but these guys sure ham it up for the camera. |
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tripledigitken
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Pair of Pelicans
Nice shots all.
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DianaT
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Pelicans are just so great---just love to watch them.
I like the look in this guy's eye.
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Natalie Ann
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3digitKen... Wow! Not sure which I like best, the pelicans or the water. Very nicely done.
Nena
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Skipjack Joe
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Wow, Ken. I bet they'd look good in black and white, too. But I like those subtle colors. Nena is right, that water is stunningly beautiful - sharp
and gentle at the same time.
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