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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 296630" data-attributes="member: 12257">Day 111 - Rare moment of opportunity (plus some fun with borders)So, I had a request for a portrait session in a &quot;Springy&quot; place, but the park they originally requested has a daily permit fee for &quot;professional&quot; photo sessions which the customer doesn't want to pay, so I was on the hunt for another nice place, and...&nbsp; I spotted quite a few pelicans down in the river that were BEGGING to be shot!It's rare, this time of year, for them to be in an area close enough to get GOOD shots as the spring rains typically have the river running normal to full, but last year's drought without a lot of catch-up this year has it much lower than usual, so these birds were in the right area AND I had the access to get a bit closer than normal!!1st, I had to bravely navigate down this, all the while fearing shattered bones and photo equipment.&nbsp; LOL[ATTACH=full]85013[/ATTACH]When I say really dry, I mean...&nbsp; REALLY dry!&nbsp; You can tell from this shot, pointing toward our downtown area, that I was able to get quite far out on the sand/rock bar.&nbsp; (note:&nbsp; I didn't think about the soaking rain we had for the last day and a half, and what might happen if they opened up the dam upstream)[ATTACH=full]85014[/ATTACH]This was what had my attention.&nbsp; American White Pelicans.[ATTACH=full]85015[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]85016[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]85017[/ATTACH]It's not all pretty when the water is this low, though.[ATTACH=full]85019[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]85020[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 296630, member: 12257"] Day 111 - Rare moment of opportunity (plus some fun with borders) So, I had a request for a portrait session in a "Springy" place, but the park they originally requested has a daily permit fee for "professional" photo sessions which the customer doesn't want to pay, so I was on the hunt for another nice place, and... I spotted quite a few pelicans down in the river that were BEGGING to be shot! It's rare, this time of year, for them to be in an area close enough to get GOOD shots as the spring rains typically have the river running normal to full, but last year's drought without a lot of catch-up this year has it much lower than usual, so these birds were in the right area AND I had the access to get a bit closer than normal!! 1st, I had to bravely navigate down this, all the while fearing shattered bones and photo equipment. LOL [ATTACH type="full"]85013._xfImport[/ATTACH] When I say really dry, I mean... REALLY dry! You can tell from this shot, pointing toward our downtown area, that I was able to get quite far out on the sand/rock bar. (note: I didn't think about the soaking rain we had for the last day and a half, and what might happen if they opened up the dam upstream) [ATTACH type="full"]85014._xfImport[/ATTACH] This was what had my attention. American White Pelicans. [ATTACH type="full"]85015._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]85016._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]85017._xfImport[/ATTACH] It's not all pretty when the water is this low, though. [ATTACH type="full"]85019._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]85020._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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