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SteveF
May-26-2005, 06:45 PM
Hello,

My name is Steve - I'd never heard of dgrin until a few hours ago.

By chance I'd happened to buy an item from Andy last week. This week I happened to sell an item to wxwax (Sid). Talking on the phone Sid brought up this forum and I decided to take a look.

Always good to contribute so I thought I start with a photo I processed recently. Taken in La Jolla, California - lots of pelicans there. What amazes me about them is that they can glide for such extended periods 6" off the water without flapping their wings.

Tech info - 1dsm2, 300/2.8 IS with 1.4x, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 800, handheld

http://www.efines.net/images/fm/_G2L3418_web.jpg

And a crop from a 30" wide print looks like

http://www.efines.net/images/fm/_G2L3418_2_web.jpg

Comments, criticisms welcomed.
Andy
May-26-2005, 06:49 PM
:wave steve, hey there! welcome to dgrin!

now you've done it tho, everyone's gonna beat me up for selling stuff, just watch :rolleyes

glad you're here, and lovely pelicans!
Andy
May-26-2005, 06:54 PM
btw dgrinners: if you want a thrill, have a look at steve's most excellent work (http://www.finesart.com/gallery/landscape) :deal
bfjr
May-26-2005, 07:38 PM
Welcome Steve :thumb
Excellent 1st post, I'll go chk your gallery in min.
Funny you should post this one I just go back from blowin a pretty good chance at PBIF, oh well back to the drawing board :D
ian408
May-26-2005, 08:09 PM
Welcome aboard!

Ian
gus
May-26-2005, 09:15 PM
Welcome to D/grin steve...3 in a row like that is a good catch.

Love that pelican effect (http://davidszondy.com/future/Flight/GEV.htm).

Gus
SusanB
May-26-2005, 09:23 PM
Welcome to D/grin steve...3 in a row like that is a good catch.

Love that pelican effect (http://davidszondy.com/future/Flight/GEV.htm).

Gus
Steve, super pic of the trio of pelicans and, cool link Gus to the info on the Pelican aircraft. I appreciate how those guys glide so effortlessly over the water even more now.:clap :clap :clap

Susan
4labs
May-27-2005, 04:19 AM
Welcome Steve. Your gallery is most impressive.
Skippy
May-27-2005, 04:55 AM
Hello,

My name is Steve - I'd never heard of dgrin until a few hours ago.

By chance I'd happened to buy an item from Andy last week. This week I happened to sell an item to wxwax (Sid). Talking on the phone Sid brought up this forum and I decided to take a look.
First time I ever saw Brown Pelicans was on the Internet, we have the big White one's here where I live in Australia.........I always thought those Brown ones had been caught in an Oil Slick or something aweful like that, then I realized they are just a different species of Pelican :D silly me :rofl :rofl

I had a quick look at your Gallery Steve, very very nice, I see you've been to UTAH and photographed those beautiful Antelope Canyons.

Welcome to the forum Steve........thanks for sharing..... Skippy (Australia)