I shot this one yesterday afternoon because I am off to see the Reagan Presidential library with some friends today. These birds are being put out to sea as I begin to take nick-knacks out of my soon to be removed wall unit.

My self challenge continues: For a period of seven days to take only one picture, and regardless of how bad or good it is, I will post the original (see below) and my edited version.

I do reserve the right to use normal PS techniques to improve the original if I need to do so. This one was cropped, used levels, and sharpened.

The green background was removed and replaced with a neutral color. And now after reading Utsav Arora's comment on yesterday's image, pehaps some will question that act.

I’m fine with the result except if I had it to do over I’d face the smaller pelicans more to one side to better show their shapes. However, I did achieve a good focus and DOF on all of them. I resisted the temptation to put a ocean scene in the background…staying true to my trend to stop “adding” things.