Pelican Landing 3 - Ft Pickens FL is a photograph by Marci Beard which was uploaded on March 6th, 2024.
Pelican Landing 3 - Ft Pickens FL
A large brown pelican is captured in flight with its wings fully extended as it glides in for a landing on the crowded fishing pier at Fort Pickens... more
by Marci Beard
Title
Pelican Landing 3 - Ft Pickens FL
Artist
Marci Beard
Medium
Photograph
Description
A large brown pelican is captured in flight with its wings fully extended as it glides in for a landing on the crowded fishing pier at Fort Pickens on the west end of Florida's Santa Rosa Island. The background is blurred, emphasizing the bird's movement against a soft sky and distant landscape across the Pensacola Harbor. This image is a crop of a larger image, digitally edited to remove people in the frame and other visual distractions so that full focus is on this magnificent bird.
Featured 13 times in:
- "Real Beautiful Birds",
- "Macro Marvels",
- "Real Animal Photographs",
- "The Meandering Photographer",
- "Wonder Of Wings",
- "Fine Art Exploration Photography",
- "Greatest Of All Time",
- "Everything Travel",
- "Showcasing The South And Mid-Atlantic",
- "New FAA Uploads...",
- "Your Very Best Photography",
- "Art - It Is Good For You",
- "Wildlife One A Day...".
Uploaded
March 6th, 2024
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Comments (14)
Daniel Beard
Thank you Bob for for the features in "New FAA Uploads..." and "Your Very Best Photography"!
Karen Conger
It almost seems impossible that this big bird could land safely and yet I think of the big cargo planes landing. I am not an aeronautical engineer but I can not help but see the tucked bill, the extended wings with stabilizing air flow through the raised feathers or whatever is happening! It is a beautiful capture! LF
Marci Beard replied:
Thanks Karen! Just a moment later the bird dropped like a stone and kind of skidded to a stop on the pier’s decking among all the people and fishing paraphernalia. It was definitely one of “those” experiences! ;)
Sherilyn Harper
Congratulations Marci on being featured in the South Mid-Atlantic Group with this awesome capture of a landing brown pelican with distant Ft Pickens
Marci Beard replied:
Thanks Sheri for featuring this unique shot in "Showcasing The South And Mid Atlantic"!
Daniel Beard
Thank you Doug for the triple feature in "Real Beautiful Birds", "Macro Marvels", and "Real Animal Photographs"! Much appreciated!!!!
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Dylyce Clarke
Congratulations, your picture has been FEATURED on the home page in the group WONDER OF WINGS on March 6, 2024. You are invited to add this featured image to the group discussion page "FEATURES ARCHIVE Jan-April 2024.”
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