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19-APR-2005 Robin Reid

April 19: Birds of A Feather

San Diego, CA


Continuing my nature studies and photographs of birds at the beach (since Herb is out of town) I submit this image.

I was about to cry,
Then 3 pelicans flew by!

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/60s f/6.3 at 31.0mm iso200 full exif

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Herb 24-Apr-2005 04:15
I am glad you are so creative, while I am in Queenstown looking at snow.
snootydog20-Apr-2005 17:54
This is just a tad frightening to me. Your PS work is admirable here. Did you chromakey?
Robin Reid20-Apr-2005 15:11
To answer the questions, this was a studio shot inside a "soft box" for the sculpture.
Kenneth Zimmerman20-Apr-2005 13:10
Did you drag those to the beach or are you just working on your PhotoShop skills?
Well done either way.
don nieman20-Apr-2005 09:51
Yes, me too, I thought it was a camel stuck in the sand with buzzards already in place and the camel driver had been driven off by a group of thieves which left the camel alone to perish as the sun parched him. Then I saw the water! Then I realized it was a Robin creation. Nice job.
Di20-Apr-2005 04:34
Very cool sculpture. Yours? How is it that you have so much time to ps your photos? I'm jealous.
Cliff20-Apr-2005 04:23
Hummm... I think you should check the e coli count on the water :o)
Karen Leaf20-Apr-2005 02:05
Hmmm, their demenor looks a tad wooden to me Robin. Wood they be too petrified to fly away if you tried to feed them?
virginiacoastline20-Apr-2005 01:53
umm . . .so this is edible?? clever use of PS . . from the thumb I thought it was a submerged camel with strange artifacts attached =]
JeremyGood20-Apr-2005 01:32
I've heard of this, petrified birds.
Gary Winters20-Apr-2005 00:46
Great work, Robin! I can just imagine you gathering all these sculptures and bringing them to the beach -- but perhaps you found an easier way?
Peter Hollinger20-Apr-2005 00:02
Nice sculpture! Is that a permanent fixture? Looks like it would wash away.
Gary Blanchette20-Apr-2005 00:02
Grab the shots of endangered pelicans while you can. The media has been reporting that someone is cruely cutting the beaks from their heads along the coast, which we all know is their only way of eating.
Stu19-Apr-2005 23:44
LOL at your antics!
Pepe Zyman19-Apr-2005 23:37
Wow Robin, perfect timing. You most be one of them! They didn't mind you getting that close! :^)
Gayle P. Clement19-Apr-2005 23:34
You are so good at this. Nice collection here.
Coleen Perilloux Landry19-Apr-2005 23:30
I am assuming that the one near the water's edge is for real.These are neat sculptures.