Inspiring Photo: Soldiering On #10290452

Soldiering On [Contest Finalists June 2010]

Uploaded: June 11, 2010 13:10:52

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at Soldiers Point near Port Stephens.

This fine Pelican glanced backwards to see what a stupid photographer was doing out on such a rotten day!
Captured between showers around 2.30 P.M, at 1/320th f6.3 and ISO-100. (Manual Focus).

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, FocalLength: 150.00 mm, Model: E-300

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Mike Clime June 11, 2010

Terrific capture, colors, details and dof! Sometimes cloudy days make for the most colorful shots. #1277795

Tiia Vissak June 11, 2010

great tones, details & angle! #8689091

Robert R. Goodman June 11, 2010

Hi John,that is a amazing shot.Beautiful detail and clarity.I hope the the Brown Pelicans over on our Gulf States can survive the oil spill.Excellent capture my friend!!!! #8689096

Candice C. Calhoun June 11, 2010

I LOVE this pose, expression, and the nice even light! Cloudy days can be marvelous if you keep out of the rain :)

ccc #8689127

Rony Sagy June 11, 2010

Wonderful capture, John. #8689130

Hendrik Storme June 11, 2010

Excellent capture and fabulous wild life image!!! #8689155

Ron McEwan June 11, 2010

Veiled sun sometimes makes for the best shooting John, you don't have to worry about reflection distractions etc. This is solid proof, well done with great detail, color saturation and dof, the composition is amazing too WTG my friend. #8689178

Jeff Robinson June 11, 2010

Outstanding clarity and capture John! Jeff #8689211

Phillip R. Connolly June 11, 2010

Excellent capture, John! How did we manage a pelican each today!! This is a beauty!

Phil #8689307

David Phalen June 11, 2010

Great work Jihn!! Love the light, colors, details and DOF!! #8689326

Michelle Alton June 11, 2010

It doesn't get any better than THIS, John! Glad you braved the rain! #8689331

MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 11, 2010

This is One fine Pelican
You know I have never seen a Pelican in real life
Might have to take a trip down under

Wonderful capture Johnny #8689335

Claudia Kuhn June 11, 2010

Wonderful capture john, love the details... I'm sure he was just modeling for you. #8689336

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 11, 2010

Awesome image of this beautiful bird, John! Incredible details and colors! :-) k #8689481

Patrick Rouzes June 11, 2010

Superb tones, colors, clarity, textures, detail, lighting & pose ! Outstanding work & image,John! #8689758

Patti Coblentz June 11, 2010

What a fine image, John..great close up..love his pose and your commentary. Beautiful colors and details!

Patti #8689766

Joanna Madloch June 11, 2010

fantastic image, John. What a face! #8689895

Sherran Andersen June 11, 2010

You had awesome sense to grab a capture like this John... well done... perfect timing. #8689970

Ann Coates June 11, 2010

Stunning shot of this beautiful bird John. The only Pelicans I have been seeing are the poor ones on the TV covered in oil. Such a terrible disaster. Your colour and clarity are superb. #8690089

Dick W. Wyatt June 12, 2010

This is an outstanding shot of a beautiful bird. Well done John. #8690196

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay June 12, 2010

This is spectacular John! The colors, clarity and light are gorgeous! You rock! :-) #8690546

Wm Nosal June 12, 2010

Beautiful Shot!
Great Colour #8690872

John Connolly June 12, 2010

Thank you for all your kind comments, I do appreciate them! #8690923

Karen Engelbreth June 12, 2010

Wonderful bird and capture, John... #8691018

John Connolly June 12, 2010

Thank you Karen, I appreciate your kind remark! #8691026

Christine Lobsinger June 12, 2010

It is wonderful to see such a beauty before me John... a lovely back glance/pose of this pelican! I'm glad you were out on that crappy day...lol!
I don't get to view pelicans here!
Perfect colouring!
CHRIS
SMILING With You
Love your commentary #8691486

June 12, 2010

There's certainly no shortage of photo opportunities up here with the Pelicans. Melodie would sure like Terrigal at the daily feeding. Good work on this one. #8691515

Brett Dolsen June 13, 2010

Wonderfull colours,composition and great depth John! #8691548

Graham Robards June 13, 2010

Well done John, Percy must have been following you! ~Pat #8691841

Tammy Espino June 13, 2010

They have such cute little faces, I love watching them dive! A great capture of this handsome fella :) #8692148

John Connolly June 13, 2010

Thank you so much Christine, Tony, Brett, Pat & Graham and Tammy for your encouraging comments, they are appreciated! #8692380

Carolyn J. Connolly June 14, 2010

What an exceptional portrait of this very handsome bird, John!! The subdued lighting here certainly brought out all the delightful colours...and your composition was superb!! I really like the pose you captured here, too!! :o) #8693262

Renata Gusciora June 14, 2010

Super clarity and details,John!Fabulous capture! #8693768

John Connolly June 14, 2010

Thanks Carolyn and Renata, I do have a soft spot for pelicans! #8694676

Ellen Hodges June 14, 2010

Wonderful detail and color, John!!1 Looks awesome!!! #8695115

Sam Britt June 14, 2010

I love your series of bird images, John. Another great capture. #8695209

John Connolly June 15, 2010

Thank you Ellen and Sam, I appreciate your encouraging comments! #8697201

ROLAN NARMAN June 15, 2010

Fantastic capture John! #8697814

Cassie L. Woodlee June 20, 2010

WOW John the clarity on this is amazing!! #8706965

John Connolly June 20, 2010

Thanks a lot Rolan and Cassie, good of you to drop by! #8706973

Bill Houghton June 27, 2010

John, this is a great shot of this pelican. The only kind you see in my part of the world are brown pelicans.
Bill #8720294

John Connolly June 28, 2010

Thanks Bill, we only have the white ones here in Oz! They are an incredible bird! #8721958

Nikki McDonald July 09, 2010

Superb detail on this pelican and very pleasing contrast with the softness of the background -- which remains clear enough to give us an excellent sense of environment. #8745259

John Connolly July 10, 2010

Thanks Nikki, these coastal pelicans are used to mixing with humans, particularly when there is some fish cleaning going on! #8746974

Ann Coates July 12, 2010

Congratulations on your excellent finalist John. #8751243

Tammy Espino July 12, 2010

Congrats on your awesome finalist :) #8751406

Tamara K. Walker July 12, 2010

CONGRATULATIONS! #8752317

Robert R. Goodman July 12, 2010

Beautiful capture,Congratulations John.This is awesome my friend!!! #8752458

Laura E. Swan July 12, 2010

HEY NEAT JOHN!

SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

-Laura #8752815

Gord MacEachern July 12, 2010

Glad to see this finalist John, good luck my friend! #8753052

Renata Gusciora July 12, 2010

Huge congratulations on your amazing finalist,John!!!:-) #8753090

Nancyj E. Hovey July 12, 2010

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #8753206

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna July 12, 2010

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!
WTG on this fantastic finalist, John! :-) k #8753261

Patti Coblentz July 12, 2010

Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, John!! #8753264

Jeana Clark July 12, 2010

Fantastic Shot!!!!
Congratulations on
this fabulous finalist!!!!!
~J~ #8753324

Ellen Hodges July 12, 2010
Congrats and very best luck on this fabulous finalist, John!! #8753596

Nancy L. Green July 12, 2010
HUGE CONGRATULATIONS John on this VERY well deserved finalist, WTG!!! <>< #8753651

Kaye Burazin July 12, 2010
One of your best John. Stunning!
#8753743

Cassie L. Woodlee July 12, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist!! #8753812

MELODIE C. ROBERTS July 12, 2010
Congratulatiions Johnny
A Wonderful Finalist!!
WooooHoooo My Friend!! #8754375

Kerry Hill July 12, 2010
Huge congratulatios on your awesome finalist John...best of luck to you! #8754778

Carol L. Fowler July 12, 2010
I missed this one before. Finalist! WTG and Congrats! #8754978

Wm Nosal July 12, 2010
Congratulations, John! #8755012

Sherran Andersen July 12, 2010
Congrats John. #8755325

Christine Lobsinger July 12, 2010
WaY TO GO JOHN....
CONGRATS TO YOU ON YOUR LOVELY FINALIST...
Waiting for GOLD!!!!!
CHRIS
SMILING #8755669

Dick W. Wyatt July 13, 2010
Way to go John. #8755856

Hendrik Storme July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!!! #8755873

Lorraine A. Cook July 13, 2010
WOOOOO HOOOO!!! BIG CONGRATS on this AWESOME finalist, John!!!<:)) #8756451

Jack Ryan July 13, 2010
Congratulations, John...a very deserving selection. #8756941

Sandra K. StJohn July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist John. Very nice comp and timing in caputing this fellow. #8756982

Stefania Barbier July 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS!!! #8757089

Patrick Rouzes July 13, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this superb & amazing finalist, John! WTG! Good luck! #8757166

Margaret R. Barry July 13, 2010
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, John! #8757302

Daniel Ruf July 13, 2010
Great shot, John. And congrats on the finalist. #8757639

ALLEN O. HOWARD July 13, 2010
WoW! An outstanding capture John! Congratulations!!! #8757889

Ruth E. Foster-Lindsay July 13, 2010
Congrats on your finalsit John! This was a spectacular capture! Awesome work!
:-) #8758251

Graham Robards July 13, 2010
Oh well done John, Percy has done yo9u proud. Best of luck in the next round. ~Pat #8758278

John Connolly July 13, 2010
Thank you so much for all your comments, they are really appreciated! #8759216

Monnie Ryan July 13, 2010
Fantastic news! Congratulations on your Finalist! #8759658

Sam Britt July 13, 2010
Congratulations on this finalist, John! #8759844

Denny E. Barnes July 13, 2010
Outstanding, John!! Congratulations on your well deserved finalist!! #8759965

Avril Young July 13, 2010
congrats John, awesome finalist..good luck for the next round..
Beautiful capture. #8760052

Marilyn K. Lincecum July 13, 2010
Congratulations John on a wonderful finalist...guess now you can tell the pelican you were capturing a finalist!! #8760456

Jeff Robinson July 14, 2010
Congrats John on your Outstanding Finalist! Jeff #8761831

John Connolly July 14, 2010
Thank you so much Monnie, Samantha, Denny, Avril, Marilyn and Jeff for your kind wishes! #8763018

Randy D. Dinkins July 14, 2010
Obviously missed this before, great job, and congratulations. #8763877

Beverley Scott July 15, 2010
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, John! WTG #8765132

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 15, 2010
I didn't see this before, John. Sorry. What an amazing portrait of a beautiful and special bird. Huge congratulations!! #8765993

John Connolly July 15, 2010
Thank you Randy, Beverley and Kiki for your kind remarks, they are appreciated! #8766140

Merna L. Nobile July 15, 2010
BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your Finalist Award for June, 2010. Merna #8766766

Sharon Sawyer July 15, 2010
John, HUGE congratulations on your wonderful & well deserved finalist!!! #8766920

Ken Smith July 16, 2010
Super job on this, John...congrats to you!! #8767177

Amanda J. Tanner July 16, 2010
A Big Congratulations John on this Outstanding Finalist! Beautiful work! #8767519

John Connolly July 16, 2010
Thank you so much Merna, Sharon, Ken and Amanda for your kind thoughts, they are appreciated! #8768402

Lynne Morris July 16, 2010
Wow what a stunning capture John, Huge Congratulations on your finalist, so well deserved. #8768406

John Connolly July 16, 2010
Thanks a lot Lynne, it is good to hear from you again! #8768474

Janie S. Oliver July 16, 2010
Congrats. Fantastic capture. Wonderful detail. #8768801

Emile Abbott July 17, 2010
Looking back always works for photographers as well. Great timed capture and well composed John and huge congrats on the Finalist badge. #8769862

John Connolly July 17, 2010
Thanks so much Janie and Emile, I appreciate your input here! #8769870

Robyn A. Terrell July 18, 2010
Sorry I"m so late to the party. My sister and her family were visiting from Cali. I want to extend a huge congratulations on your awesome finalist, John! #8772299

John Connolly July 19, 2010
Thank you Robyn, Family always comes first! #8773971

Susie Peek-Swint July 20, 2010
Wonderful capture John .. what a character ~ many congrats on your finalist! #8776037

John Connolly July 20, 2010
Thanks Susie, it is good to see you have some spare time for BP again! #8776149

Nancy (Peaches) Harker July 20, 2010
AWESOME capture of this BEAUTY John, HUGE congrats my friend on your finalist!!! #8776284

John Connolly July 20, 2010
Thanks a lot Peaches, I appreciate your kind words! #8776311

Phyllis A. Houghton August 06, 2010
He's a beauty John. Love the colors and focus is perfect showing on his feathers and eyes. Well deserved award. #8810734

John Connolly August 07, 2010
Thank you so much Phyllis! I appreciate your input here! #8812444

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