Early morning on a coastal FL. inland.

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The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I always enjoy watching a Pelican landing in the early morning. In this post, you are seeing two different Brown Pelicans. As you can see in the third shot, I repaired the background in the first photograph. The ReTouch tool (Repair & Clone) is not a strong point in DXO PhotoLab. Using a really large brush to replace the whole strip of beach behind the Brown Pelican was the only thing that looked ok. What do you think about replacing the beach in this photograph?
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Specific Feedback

any

Technical Details

Z8, Nikon 180-600mm &1.4ext, f9, 840mm+.7EV, 1/2000, ISO 5600& 4000, cropped by 45 & 50% in DXO PhotoLab 9

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What cool shots! Wonderful detail in both and I think the BG repair is excellent, both as an idea and for its execution! Small point, but with both the Pelican and the BG water line angled, I wonder about rotating to split the difference between the FG and BG water lines. It’s probably accurate the way you show it but sometimes it works well to minimize awkward-feeling elements.

I love Pelicans – they look so primitive and clumsy and always make me laugh the way they manage landing on top of a clueless-looking group so well.

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Your beach replacement works, Peter, as it removes a distracting element from the scene. I especially like the detail and colors in the middle one.

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Hi Diane & Allen
Thank you for the comments. Here is a repost with a counter-clockwise rotation.
Peter
Well I tryed to uplaod the repost, but a no go on that (would not load any photograph)

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I have a soft spot in my heart for pelicans. Always enjoy seeing them. All three are good and maybe a slight rotation to square up the horizon might be my only suggestion. Repair work on the BG looks good…Jim

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I like removing the beach from an artistic point of view, Peter. The background becomes quite mellow with it gone whereas when it’s there, it tends to pull the eye past the pelican. Very nice images.

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Hi Jim and Dennis
Thank you for the comment.
Peter