On a dreary day suspended between winter and spring here in southern Maine, I dig back into my recent trip images for this sunny southern California shot of the Pelicans of LaJolla. I am sure there are other places where large numbers of Pelicans come to breed in the spring, but LaJolla has to be among the most accessible. They congregate daily on the rocks below Scripps Park, within easy lens reach of the sidewalk along the edge of the sea-cliff. In this shot the band of greenery is Ice Plant below the hedge that lines the sidewalk. I zoomed in to the 114mm equivalent field of view range to frame the three strong diagonal bands: plant, rock and birds, and sea.

Canon SX40HS as above. f4.5 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 100. Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.