Was going through some shots at a friends house when I saw charlie laying on the rug. I put the camera on the floor and used the lcd screen to line it up. Slight color/light correction in post
The pelicans are living fossils, because they haven't evolved much over 30m years, but I say they look otherworldly, especially when displaying their mating plumage.
This one was putting on a show for us at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Southern ...
OK, so, technically, this isn't "playing", this is a much-practiced and time perfected maneuver that puts the fish into a position where the cormorant can swallow it whole.
Once the cormorant spins the fish's head around, the flailing of its tail act...
**WARNING: graphic feeding images**
A well documented peregrine mating pair in Southern California had 3 surviving hatchlings last spring. I happened to catch one of their feeding sessions. The juveniles were still working on their aerial maneuvers...
Honestly, I think your photo is fine as a wide angle shot. As @ebiggs2 mentioned, it just needs a little clean up in post production. Also try cropping your images to get in "closer" - 24.2 MP isn't a lot, but it gives you a little wiggle room,...
