Hi Brendan, I usually don't crop my images over 50%.


I woke up at 3:30am on Friday morning and drove to La Jolla in San Diego Countyto photograph California Brown Pelicans in breeding plumage.The famous La Jolla'sbrown pelicans attract photographers woldwide and while I was there I got to seeArthur Morris in personas he was conducting aworkshop.It looked like this season ends a little early this year, most of the pelicans bright red pouch has begun to fade.


Canon 40D + 500 f/4L IS, f/4.5, 1/1250, ISO 250, Manual Exposure, handheld, this image is fullframe []. I wish I had used the 400 f/5.6L because with the 40D and 500 I clipped the wing so many times