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    • Shore Birds #1

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    Shore Birds #1
    La Jolla Shores, CA
    February, 2011
    A flock of San Pipers, lifting off.  These relatively plain birds become much more interesting when they spread their banded wings.
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    Sea Birds #3

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    Sea Birds #3
    La Jolla Shores, CA
    February, 2011
    Solitary Brown Pelican.  This guy and his mates were scared away from kayakers below, seconds after I took this photo.

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    Sea Birds #2

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    Sea Birds #2
    La Jolla Shores, CA
    February, 2011
    Brown Pelicans, perched above the bluffs near La Jolla Cove.
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    Sea Birds #2

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    Sea Birds #2
    La Jolla Shores, CA
    February, 2011
    Cormorants, Pelicans and the occasional Sea Gull, basking in the sun.
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    Sea Lions

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    Sea Lions
    La Jolla Shores, CA
    February, 2011
    A pair of sun-basking sea lions, ignoring the throngs of tourists taking their picture.  Unless they're posing, of course.
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    On the Wing #3

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    On the Wing #3
    San Elijo Lagoon, Solana Beach, CA
    February, 2011
    A color version of the previous picture.  I usually choose whether to finish a photograph as a color or monochrome image based on whether the color in the scene adds to, or diminishes, the composition of the picture.  In this case, I'm very fond of the subtle coloring on the bird's body.  But I think the big band of green across the top creates too much visual weight, distracting from the bird.
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    On the Wing #2

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    On the Wing #2
    San Elijo Lagoon, Solana Beach, CA
    February, 2011
    The same bird, hovering in place while searching for insects below.  I used the same approach to bring the focus onto the bird.  I'm very happy with the way the wing blur implies the hovering action of the bird.
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    On the Wing #1

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    On the Wing #1
    San Elijo Lagoon, Solana Beach, CA
    February, 2011
    Small bird, caught in mid flight.  I used a mask to selectively adjust the brightness and contrast of the bird, while leaving the contrast in the background more subtle.  I think this, along with the dynamic searching pose of the bird, brings the eye right where it should be.

    As with all the pictures on this blog, clicking on the small picture will show you the full-sized image.
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