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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Ninety-five: Back to the beach -- finding new stories in familiar subjects > Lookout, Mission Beach, California, 2015
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17-SEP-2015

Lookout, Mission Beach, California, 2015

In this, the final shot in my series of three pelican images, I contrast a hunting pelican looking for a fish, to the surfer floating below it, who is looking for a wave. Ultimately, this pelican found its fish and this surfer found her wave, but at this moment they pass in space and never notice each other. In my imagination, I see this pelican as a lookout for the surfer. It flies overhead, seeing in all directions, while the surfer rides the water, searching for the wave that will make her day. She found that wave just one minute after I made this shot. (See the following image.)

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Date/Time17-Sep-2015 08:55:11
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Focal Length230 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
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Phil Douglis18-Jan-2016 18:21
They make a wonderful pair -- thanks, Tim, for seeing the connection.
Tim May17-Jan-2016 21:30
And they both with "fly" each according to their biology.
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