Perched Pelican is a photograph by Carla Parris which was uploaded on April 19th, 2015.
Perched Pelican
PERCHED PELICAN is a textured digital photograph by Carla Parris.... more
by Carla Parris
Title
Perched Pelican
Artist
Carla Parris
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
PERCHED PELICAN is a textured digital photograph by Carla Parris.
Pelicans are one of my favorite shore birds. They are a bit amusing to me, with their big webbed feet and their sometimes funny expressions, like the fella here who looks a little coy as he eyes us from his watery perch.
I love to see pelicans when they are flying overhead, often in formation with others; when they swoop down and glide just above the surface of the water; and when, on the St. George Island bridge or the Apalachicola bridge, they catch the thermals alongside the bridge and fly at eye level with cars crossing the bridge, going for long, long distances without the slightest flap of their wings.
This pelican is perched on a wood piling in the Gulf of Mexico, surrounded by gently lapping waves.
The original photograph has been processed with a little digital painting in Painter 2015 and with several textures, including Ocean Blues by Jai Johnson.
The palette of this beach theme image is a range of marine blues in the water and its rippling waves, and the pelican's white and gray, accentuated with touches of yellow around his eye and coral orange on his very long bill.
Uploaded
April 19th, 2015
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Comments (51)
Anita Faye
Carla, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Robyn King
Congratulations your beautiful work is being featured in 500 Views Share Group & Shared :-)
Rosalie Scanlon
Congratulations, your image has been featured on the Book Covers Group home page. Don't forget to post your feature to the Feature Discussion for a permanent record of your work. With over 1,000 members in the group, it's tough to get a feature, so feel very proud. Link: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/book-covers-1-per-day.html?showmessage=true&messageid=3387708
Don Columbus
Congratulations Carla, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations on being chosen to have your artwork Featured on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is with pride and joy that I can share this beautiful piece of artwork with the FAA art community. Thanks for sharing. like and fave Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Carla, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet