Golden moments with Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a massive member
of the pelican family. This
huge bird is by a slight margin the largest of the pelican species and one of
the largest living bird species. We did not able do birding from many days due
to illness in our family. One day we decided to visit the Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary. When we
visited the lake in last winter November 2015, we saw group of around 10 Common
Starlings. So we hope to see them again on same island of lake. While we
returned back it was already evening and very soon time of sunset. Sun
was low and light is soft, everything was just glowing, diffused in golden
tones. Beautiful red and orange shades fill the horizon. At this
golden hour we saw two Dalmatian Pelicans slowly and gracefully swimming
in the lake. The angle of that light hits pelicans – creating a striking
shadow. The sun behind pelicans highlight features and create magic. I would like
to catch this opportunity. And I gave it a try to capture the pelicans in front
of sunset. It looks easy at first but it was certainly not a piece of cake. In
fact it’s a quite difficult task because the Pelicans and our boat both were on
constant move. It was a challenge but I steadied myself on shaking boat,
focused on the birds and after trying a lot I got a desired composition…it was really an awesome experience.
8th February 2016
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, near Ahmedabad, Gujarat,
India
Nikon D7100
AF-S Nikkor 300mm F/4D IF-ED + AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E
f/8, 1/4000, ISO- 500
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