[Leica] IMG: The Dive

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Very impressionistic. I got a sequence in the Galapagos as well. Like you,
I was quite amazed by the dive:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/wildtravel/Galapagos/Galapagos/Pelican/

Later on, I merged all these into one frame, which showed the sequence
quite well, but I am not able to locate where it is right now!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Dec 27, 2023 at 2:21 AM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> We took a cruise through the Panama Canal this month, leaving from Miami
> on the first of December and arriving in Los Angeles on the 22nd of
> December. The weather was VERY hot and humid. Imagine that: the tropics!
>
> As were were about to depart Puntarenas, Costa Rica I was watching the
> brown pelicans diving for fish. I was astounded at their speed and the
> height from which they began their dive.
>
> I was using my Fujifilm X-H2S with the 100-400 lens trying to catch that
> perfect shot.
>
> What I captured was rather different but I think it captures the speed and
> the fundamental of a diving pelican.
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/Panama-2023-Cruise/i-8s3bXwQ/A>
>
> This is nearly full-frame and essentially unedited because to my eye,
> well, I don’t know what I’d do differently.
>
> I’d welcome your thoughts and feedback.
>
> Thanks for looking. I know it’s been a while for me to post.
>
> Adam Bridge
> Davis, CA
>
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