They are both very nice shots, Chad, with the second being my favorite. Great colors and detail. Man, that beak is huge. As somebody said, their beak can hold more than their belly can.
Socrate
P.S.I don't see any "nuptial tubercle" bump on the beack, so I gather Anthony wasn't with you.
Steve, trailhiker wrote:
Good ones, Chad! Excellent light and water-level perspective. Hope your camera didn't end-up In The Drink in taking these...
Best Wishes,
Steve
Nope nothing got wet ... Ok maybe Ant did, he was on the front of the boat when motoring around, it was kinda bow heavy Thanks!
Will, wilrobking wrote:
Very impressive. I always find birds with white feathers extremely hard to expose for properly. You've done a great job here.
Thanks for the kind words
J, jakita33 wrote:
Nice shots Chad! Love the eyes on these guys.
J
Thank you for stopping by and commenting, glad you liked
Hi Lars, Lars Johnsson wrote:
Really nice shots. And great detail in the white also
Thank you sir
Mr Karl, Karl Witt wrote:
Well you sure came back with a bang Mr Chad To look at a picture and like it is one thing, to stop and study the picure is a 'Great' thing, #2 has me studying Technically sensational IMOHO! Low and slow, very very nice.
Karl
Thank you sir, This could possibly be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me in a post. I really appreciate the comment
Terry, Terry D wrote:
Wow... what stunning detail.... that Nikon is really doing a great job for ya Chad... beauties
The second one is my pick...
T Your killing me with that line Thanks buddy
Rob, Rob Tillyer wrote:
Very nice Chad, great detail. The second one is my pick as well.
I like the second shot the best also, they were both close in the running to get printed, but the second is taking the lead. Thank you!
Tim, Tim Kuhn wrote:
Chad ignore Karl, he must be on a bender! Great stuff, yes, Karl is right, 2 is sensational.
Tim
Its not Karl I'm worried about, its Terry D. He thinks I'm shooting a Nikon.. Did he go A-wall or what Thank you sir!
Mr. Jude Sir, Jude Perera wrote:
Glad you spend more time on whites and did a neat processing. Nice captures. Love them very much.
Jude
Thanks for noticing
Hi Lil Lil Judd wrote:
Chad,
stunning - beautiful detail, colors & sharpness. Which we all know is hard with a white bird - - great shots.
Love them
Lil
Your so sweet Thank you much
Shelley, shelleyc wrote:
Great job on these Chad... love those eyes.
Thanks for stopping by for a view and comment
Hey Martin, Martin Good wrote:
Simply stunning Chad, the detail, the light, the composition!
Tried, but could not pick between them.
Well done!
Martin
Thanks for the kind comment, it means so much
I have the same shots...............
I've seen them before ..............
Mine are better.........................
Yours suck.................................
nah just kidding buddy. Great shots and I remember shooting this guy like it was yesterday !! That was a lot of fun
The low angle really made a difference
I PP'd mine a few months ago and was going to post them >> Never got around to it............ Now I"m going to have to wait til everyone forgets about your post.......
Bill, tarheel wrote:
These are fantastic - some of the best posted here on FM, especially for a bird with a lot of white. The details in the whites is super. Thanks for sharing these!
Bill
Thanks for looking and the nice comment
xlale, xlale wrote:
# 2 is my fave
seet, seetharam wrote:
Well executed shots. Spot on exposure and sharpness.
Thank you, much appreciated
Socrate, Shasoc wrote:
They are both very nice shots, Chad, with the second being my favorite. Great colors and detail. Man, that beak is huge. As somebody said, their beak can hold more than their belly can.
Socrate
P.S.I don't see any "nuptial tubercle" bump on the beack, so I gather Anthony wasn't with you.
He buddy, I didn't know that about their beak I wish that were true with me Yep, the pelican never looked over at Ant, but if he did.. you can bet there would have been a big bump starting to form. Thanks for the time.
Frank, Anti Matter wrote:
Terrific shots, Chad!! Great lighting and excellent detail.
Frank
Thanks for stopping by.
Hey Thang, Thang wrote:
stunning shots Chad! Nice low angle work!
Thanks for the view
I noted in your EXIF that thse were at 700mm so is this the 500mm + 1.4x on the dMkIII? Also can you please help me with another querry, does the 500mm +1.4x auto foucus when used on the 30D?
mabidally wrote:
Beautiful shots Chad, and superb PP too.
I noted in your EXIF that thse were at 700mm so is this the 500mm + 1.4x on the dMkIII? Also can you please help me with another querry, does the 500mm +1.4x auto foucus when used on the 30D?
Yes it does Mohammad. Since 500mm has a lager max aperture than f5.6 the AF will work on a crop body too.
Mr Zoom wrote:
That's some gorgeous work in post, Chad. Love the deep rich colors and the feather details are sublime. Some of the best I've seen of this species.
Ken
Mr, Ken Thanks for the thoughtful comment.
MaggieBee wrote:
I think you were below water level, Chad. I love these, especially #2 - that angle is fantastic as is everything about these captures
Maggie, Glad you enjoyed them, it was fun photographing this guy.
Doug Bentlage wrote:
Excellent work on these Chad, love #2!
Doug
Doug, Thank you sir
anthony whitmo wrote:
I have the same shots...............
I've seen them before ..............
Mine are better.........................
Yours suck.................................
nah just kidding buddy. Great shots and I remember shooting this guy like it was yesterday !! That was a lot of fun
The low angle really made a difference
I PP'd mine a few months ago and was going to post them >> Never got around to it............ Now I"m going to have to wait til everyone forgets about your post.......
Ah hell that shouldn't take long
Your kidding.. Right! Thanks Buddy, I was hoping you would post yours before me, but hey, I can only wait so long.. I mean its been more than a month since we seen each other. Man, I have some flora stuff to work on now.. after seeing your last post Karl and Terry D are probably shaking in their shoes >
Kitehog wrote:
Great angle and exposure of the whites, excellent detail.
Thank you much, Sir
mabidally wrote:
Beautiful shots Chad, and superb PP too.
I noted in your EXIF that thse were at 700mm so is this the 500mm + 1.4x on the dMkIII? Also can you please help me with another querry, does the 500mm +1.4x auto foucus when used on the 30D?
Yep, the 500mm with the 1.4x on the Mark III. Jude already commented on the focus, and yes it works but not as fast as with a 1D series camera.
... Ok maybe Ant did, he was on the front of the boat when motoring around, it was kinda bow heavy 
I love these, especially #2 - that angle is fantastic as is everything about these captures