Pelicans this close! by shesnapped

Pelicans this close!

My get-pushed challenge from Joan @joansmor this week is to take a shot where water is the subject. I told Joan I was pretty sure there was water in my near future, and this is exactly the location I was foreseeing in my future. HOWEVER!!!! I did NOT expect that my pelican buddies would fly THIS CLOSE to me!!!! And, AS ALWAYS, my adrenaline PUMPED!!! And the shot doesn't even begin to be sharp. But baby I was STOKED!!!!

So I've done what I could in Photoshop. This will do, right? Because the point of our passion is to come away with something that made our day, that made us grateful to have our camera in our hand, that made our blood race and our passion boil and left us with an experience that we won't forget, right? These 3 guys did it for me Monday night, and I won't soon forget that moment!

SO! Joan, there's water here, but I can't quite say it's the subject .... ah well!
Wow... so exciting! They are fascinating birds!
April 14th, 2016  
I love how the wings down pelican was bookended by two with wings up. I sure know that feeling of excitement
April 14th, 2016  
@joansmor Well! Here's a shot of the action where I attempted to capture the challenge! Never fear, the week's not over! And I had GREAT fun nonetheless!
April 14th, 2016  
@jgpittenger Isn't that just the best feeling in the world??? :-)
April 14th, 2016  
What fantastic timing. And very handy that you had your camera ready.
April 14th, 2016  
Great timing and capture
April 14th, 2016  
Incredible picture.
April 14th, 2016  
Terrific capture :)
April 14th, 2016  
Works for me, Ashley. I've had that happen too so totally get it. Or you get so excited you forget to check your settings.
April 14th, 2016  
Nice shot.
April 14th, 2016  
the wings are so perfectly in synch. The water may not be the subject, but if you look at it, it's beautifully photographed.
April 14th, 2016  
Great capture.
April 14th, 2016  
Nice motion capture, they are so different to the Pelicans we have here!
April 15th, 2016  
Hello, I am your get pushed partner for this week. My challenge to you is to change your perspective. Either take from the perspective of a dog or that of a giant. Hope this works for you.
April 17th, 2016  
Hi, I am your get pushed partner this week. Your work is so wonderful. I enjoy your water shot a great deal. You have some many wonderful people shots which evoke emotion so very well.
I thought for a challenge I would let you pick between 1) a night shot-no particular subject or 2) a multiple exposure or use of bulb setting with movement of the subject(s). I look forward to yours- Joy (walks@7)
April 24th, 2016  
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