I spent some time with the pelicans, practicing my panning techniques, these birds while fairly large are very nibble, changing and twisting flight patterns at a seconds notice. I was shooting with my D3 w/105mm f/2.8g vr2 at f/6.6, 1/750 sec.
The new 105 lens was purchased as a macro, but I’ve read that it shoots nice images as a mid range fix telephoto lens, and I’m glad I used it in these shots. The background has a nice texture to it while this bird is stopped mid flight and you can almost feel the feather bristles.
