Dalmation Pelican

What a beauty Keith; works very fine in b/w,

The muted black and white tones are beautiful Keith. I also like the simple framing.
One to be very pleased with I think :-)

Très joli en noir et blanc, que j'aime beaucoup. Mon avis n'est pas impartial!
Bonne journée.
Amitiés.

yes, a very well done BW

An excellent photo...

A beauty in b/w, Keith ! Like a painting !

Elegance and charm!
I like also very much in b/w, Keith!

Black and white is very elegant on this shot, Keith!

excellent, BW fits!

Beau N/B

Drôle d'oiseau : une sorte de mariage entre un "cygne" et un" fou de bassan." On dirait un vénérable vieux juge Anglais (sans sa perruque) Je crois aussi que le noir et blanc accentue cette évocation. Amitié. Jean Paul

A great analogy Jean Paul. I'm pleased you like it and took the trouble to comment!

A very successful experiment, Keith.

Very kind comments from you all...................very much appreciated.

Amelia Heath kindly put this poem in the comments on my earlier Pelican images. I'm sure she won't mind me sharing it here:

“A wonderful bird is the Pelican.
His beak can hold more than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week!
But I'll be darned if I know how the hellican?”

― Dixon Lanier Merritt

Have a great weekend everyone!

Outstanding pelican capture! Thank you for sharing your exceptional creation with us,
here in ✴ Digital Dreams ✴

Eine großartige Aufnahme, gerade auch in S/W!

tolle Aufnahme Keith

tolle Aufnahme Keith

Thanks again everyone..............good of you all to drop by!

BW makes the pelican look very elegant! The composition is perfect, plenty of space to make you feel it's swimming into the frame.

Thanks Gudrun...............all my Pelican shots were cropped to remove unattractive fencing in the background.

I do like it and I've never heard of a Dalmatian pelican!

Thanks Diane. They're the largest variety of pelican apparently. I think the name relates to the part of the world they originally come from: Dalmatia (part of Croatia) - but that's just an assumption, I could (and often am) be wrong!!

Très belle prise de vue en noir ET blanc