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zig-123 · Dec 28, 2011, 3:41 PM

A photo taken one evening in Old Marco, FL

mtngal · Dec 28, 2011, 6:16 PM

A beautiful ending to a day, love it!

zig-123 · Dec 29, 2011, 5:36 AM

Hi mtngal,

Thanks for taking the time to look and to comment.
Much appreciated.

vsch1 · Dec 29, 2011, 9:10 AM

Perfect ending! Nothing better than a perfect sunset captured.

calr · Dec 29, 2011, 9:39 AM

I echo the thoughts already expressed. A beautiful scene, indeed.

Cal

saly · Dec 29, 2011, 10:06 AM

What a beautiful shot! Perfect timing with the pelican.

Tullio · Dec 29, 2011, 11:12 AM

Stunning shot, Zig!

zig-123 · Dec 29, 2011, 12:15 PM

Hi all,

Very much appreciate all the kind comments.

Saly,

This is one of those photos where I actually had a lucid moment and planned on how to capture this image. My wife and I were enjoying the evening with a glass of our favorite beverage on the end of a pier in Old Marco with a number of our friends. The vivid colors of the sky and setting sun were really pretty amazing and of course, I had my camera with me. I was changing the settings on the camera when, from a distance, I spied the lone pelican flying our way.
I could tell that the path of the pelican was going to go right past us and by the sun. So, I positioned myself a little bit more to the left side of the pier, away from any obstructions or people and waited for him to fly by.

And it happened just as you see it.

Can't wait to get there again this coming March.

Zig

saly · Dec 29, 2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zig-123

Saly,

This is one of those photos where I actually had a lucid moment and planned on how to capture this image. My wife and I were enjoying the evening with a glass of our favorite beverage on the end of a pier in Old Marco with a number of our friends. The vivid colors of the sky and setting sun were really pretty amazing and of course, I had my camera with me. I was changing the settings on the camera when, from a distance, I spied the lone pelican flying our way.
I could tell that the path of the pelican was going to go right past us and by the sun. So, I positioned myself a little bit more to the left side of the pier, away from any obstructions or people and waited for him to fly by.

And it happened just as you see it.

Zig

It's one thing to be at the right place at the right time, but a photog with lesser skills would have blown the shot. Very nicely done, to freeze a rare moment in time!

selvin · Jan 1, 2012, 5:29 AM

Stunning!

Dec 28, 2011, 3:41 PM	#1
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Wild Card-Going Home A photo taken one evening in Old Marco, FL __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

Dec 29, 2011, 5:36 AM	#3
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Hi mtngal, Thanks for taking the time to look and to comment. Much appreciated. __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

Dec 29, 2011, 10:06 AM	#6
saly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: near Los Angeles, CA USA Posts: 4,764	What a beautiful shot! Perfect timing with the pelican. __________________ Panasonic FZ150, FZ35 and GF1; Nikonos V when underwater ~~Art is in the eye of the camera holder~~

Dec 29, 2011, 11:12 AM	#7
Tullio Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,370	Stunning shot, Zig! __________________ Tullio

Dec 29, 2011, 12:15 PM	#8
zig-123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 5,191	Hi all, Very much appreciate all the kind comments. Saly, This is one of those photos where I actually had a lucid moment and planned on how to capture this image. My wife and I were enjoying the evening with a glass of our favorite beverage on the end of a pier in Old Marco with a number of our friends. The vivid colors of the sky and setting sun were really pretty amazing and of course, I had my camera with me. I was changing the settings on the camera when, from a distance, I spied the lone pelican flying our way. I could tell that the path of the pelican was going to go right past us and by the sun. So, I positioned myself a little bit more to the left side of the pier, away from any obstructions or people and waited for him to fly by. And it happened just as you see it. Can't wait to get there again this coming March. Zig __________________ http://scortoncreekgallery.smugmug.com/ So you want to be a better photographer? Open your eyes and take a look at what is all around you.

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Dec 28, 2011, 6:16 PM	#2
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	A beautiful ending to a day, love it!

Dec 29, 2011, 9:10 AM	#4
vsch1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,885	Perfect ending! Nothing better than a perfect sunset captured.

Dec 29, 2011, 9:39 AM	#5
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	I echo the thoughts already expressed. A beautiful scene, indeed. Cal

Jan 1, 2012, 5:29 AM	#10
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Stunning!

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