Paulo Santos Wildlife
Pelicans
Posted by Paulo Santos (Peso da Régua, Portugal) on 7 September 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Captive
Canon EOS 5
Canon 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
Fuji Velvia 50
Veerendra from Pune, India
lovely image !! btw .. where do you live ? do you live in jungle ..
your photography is such full of nature and great animal kinds.. great work man !!
7 Sep 2007 9:29am
@Veerendra: I live in Portugal, but I love travel... and Africa;)
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
A fabulous capture Paulo, the texure in the feathers is amazing!
I really like they way you caught them preening together too and with the waterfall in the background, it's just wonderful.
Have a great weekend & thank you for your lovely comments on my p-blog, I really apprieciate them :)
7 Sep 2007 10:07am
@MaryB: A great weekend to you too, Mary! For me is not weekend... VACATIONS;)))
Louis Despres from Lyon, France
Such a funny animal attitude. great feather rendering. your scanner is also great to give such focus results.
7 Sep 2007 10:48am
Lost Valley View from Bella Bella, BC ( central coast), Canada
What a very interesting photo-they are twins. Great work!!
7 Sep 2007 12:47pm
Mandy from Johannesburg, South Africa
Paulo, your wildlife photography is outstanding!!! Another excellent capture!
7 Sep 2007 1:57pm
e. from Washington DC, United States
What a GREAT photo! I love how they're both doing the same thing.
7 Sep 2007 4:01pm
Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica
Fantastic and beautiful shot Paulo! You captured this moment wonderfully!
7 Sep 2007 5:10pm
Walt from Scarborough, Canada
Paulo, I hope you have some income from your photography - because it's incredible!
7 Sep 2007 7:26pm
zoloper from Bucuresti, Romania
wonderfull :D .. this looks like it's made in a 3d software with a lot of poligons :P
7 Sep 2007 7:46pm
vasa from mountain view, United States
amazingly sharp picture...wht was the fstop for this....
7 Sep 2007 9:07pm
Hamid from Tehran, Iran
how did you manage to coordinate them like that:-) a perfect shot.
7 Sep 2007 10:59pm
tengtan from Melbourne, Australia
Fantastic capture - so well timed for the lovely pose of the two pelicans!
7 Sep 2007 11:04pm
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
Excellent shot!!!Great timing,fine composition,nice lighting.Bravo!!!
7 Sep 2007 11:31pm
Anthony from Singapore, Singapore
Lovely great action capture and wonderful composition and details!
The timing is just soooooooo right ;)
8 Sep 2007 12:43am
Morris J. Chisholm from Thunder Bay - Land of the Sleeping Giant, Canada
Stunning image very crisp and clear.Well shot.
8 Sep 2007 2:37am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
Everyone loves this, Paulo -- and rightly so. Wonderful capture, great framing and perfect exposure and processing.
8 Sep 2007 5:55am
jen from Alpharetta, United States
Perfect capture...the light and colors are fantastic!!
8 Sep 2007 1:11pm
Remus from Portugal
Acho que nunca mais vou tirar fotografias e animais.
Nunca irei conseguir ter 1 décimo da qualidade, destas fotografias....
Muitos parabéns pelo excelente trabalho.
8 Sep 2007 4:51pm
rverspirit from Mount Vernon, United States
I'm late to this but congrat's...wonderful detail...
9 Sep 2007 6:08am
aggie from Singapore, Singapore
I always enjoy logging in to your photoblog. Your wild life pictures rival National Geographic. Today's image just left me speechless, initially. Perfect timing. Sharp focus on their feathers. And, they preen in sync!
9 Sep 2007 8:11am
rem_la from villiers, France
ah, ah, les bestioles ont des puces et ca les gratte !!
9 Sep 2007 3:34pm
Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany
Wonderful framing and the sync is perfect! Definitely worth National Geographic. Have you ever thought of contacting them... you should hava a go!
10 Sep 2007 7:37am
Inés from Namur, Belgium
lol !!!! so cool ! they do the same thing at the same time !!!!! well done !
10 Sep 2007 7:43am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Great flow to the image, a fantastic light, and wonderful colours
10 Sep 2007 8:41pm
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Amazing!...excellent clarity...an absolutely magnificent shot!
12 Sep 2007 1:55pm
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Anne's posting about your blog http://aminus3members.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=19]aminus3 sent me scurrying to have another look at your whole blog - it's hard to find words to tell you how impressed I am Paulo "stunning" is an understatement. Excellent work throughout. Thanks for sharing this fine work with us. cheers Bron
13 Sep 2007 7:54pm
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
foto nada facil e ainda por cima os dois tão sincronizados.
15 Sep 2007 12:48pm
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
This one is simply stunning! You´re a master with your lense!
I´m back from holiday and new pics to come...
17 Sep 2007 5:58pm
philib from dijon, France
Vraiment magnifique.......... j'adore...... bravo.
Philippe.
16 Nov 2008 4:27pm
