Pelican Double Exposure

I photographed some pelicans late last year in St. Mary's County, and made some double exposures by mistake.  I had been playing with double exposures before I went out to photograph the pelicans.  That should teach me to reset my camera!  A few images were kind of interesting.  I decided to play with the image a little to see if I could line it up a little better.  It is not perfect, but it created an interesting image.  Not too bad, since I haven't done this much.  I am sure there is a more exact way of lining up the images with rulers and such, but it wasn't easy to try to line up the beak and get them made as similar sizes, while still making sure the wings didn't end up outside the frame.  Sometimes the best way to learn is by giving it a try.  Comments are welcome.

Pelicans in St.Mary’s County

Just to be different, we visited Piney Point Lighthouse to see the pelicans.  They are fairly far away.  We visited the beach and saw the lighthouse outside too.  After 2 visits, I finally managed to get one fairly decent photo with blurry wingtips.  They were fun to watch since I haven’t seen any in a long time.  

Pelican pictures Mexican and U.S.

I just edited this Mexican pelican photo from last year for an animal critique session.  I participate in an animal study group from the Photographic Society of America.  (I blurred the background more on this one)  I thought it would be interesting to compare it with a local Maryland Pelican.  It is certainly more colorful!

We don't often see pelicans from where we live, so it was a treat to photograph one nearby.  This was in 2016.