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Pelicans

Images of Brown Pelicans in Soft Overcast Light and Against Big Surf, Winter 2022/2023, Part IX Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Images of Brown Pelicans in Soft Overcast Light and Against Big Surf, Winter 2022/2023, Part IX

I'm shooting the La Jolla pelicans often this winter; see recent blog posts about La Jolla Pelicans as well as a gallery of my favorite brown pelican photos. This winter certainly has turned out to be great for bird photography in La Jolla. We have had a large number of…
January 16, 2023
Goldfish Point Pelicans: the Gift that Keeps on Giving, Winter 2022/2023, Part V Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Goldfish Point Pelicans: the Gift that Keeps on Giving, Winter 2022/2023, Part V

I'm shooting the La Jolla pelicans often this winter; see recent blog posts about La Jolla Pelicans as well as a gallery of my favorite brown pelican photos. Our wonderful weather and bird activity continues. It's the day after Christmas and the rest of the country remains freezing and in…
December 27, 2022
California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Winter 2022/2023, Part II Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Winter 2022/2023, Part II

The first few weeks in December were generally great for photographing a variety of subjects in La Jolla with the exception of La Jolla's California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), at least on the mornings I was there. The pelicans seemed to be mostly gone, perhaps offshore foraging or just occupying cliffs that…
December 21, 2022
California Brown Pelican, plumage variety
Interesting Variations in California Brown Pelican Plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Winter 2022/2023 Part I Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Interesting Variations in California Brown Pelican Plumage, Pelecanus occidentalis, Winter 2022/2023 Part I

This is the time of year that I photograph in La Jolla often, and California brown pelicans are one of my favorite subjects.  Adult brown pelicans are now entering the period when they display vibrant breeding and non-breeding winter plumage. And there is a variety of juvenile plumage to be…
December 20, 2022
Ghost Pelicans Pelicans of La JollaSeabird

Ghost Pelicans

I photograph California brown pelicans often, and lately have been working on different ways to portray them besides being lit by the warm morning sun.  Well before sunrise, I have been out trying to capture them as they glide over waves or approach the seaside cliffs of La Jolla. I…
January 19, 2022
Front Lit Portraiture, or Why I Point My Shadow at My Subject Pelicans of La JollaSea LionWisdom

Front Lit Portraiture, or Why I Point My Shadow at My Subject

I unabashedly use front lighting on my subjects, especially those photographed with long lenses where separation between subject and background can be achieved through depth of field.  Side- and back-lighting have their places, and are often effective at rendering a subject in an interesting or compelling way.  But I tend…
January 1, 2022
La Jolla Birds BirdsLa JollaPelicans of La JollaSeabird

La Jolla Birds

La Jolla birds as of this morning. I had until 8:45 before catching the end of Sarah's practice so I went down the coast highway. There were some waves in Encinitas but nothing special. Spectacular clearing mist at Torrey Pines at sunrise. In La Jolla the light changed much and…
February 7, 2015