These pelicans lined up for me to photograph, and now they are on their way to the “birthday party of the century”! Happy 50th birthday, Anna Aspnes! Products: Felicitations Collection (new in the Oscraps Store) Process: First, my photo was processed in LR then PS adding layers of...

The photo is a composite of pelicans either at zoos or flying over the Pacific Ocean in San Diego. I loved this color challenge. So peaceful.

Easter Sunday would be beautiful later, but first thing was a cloud cover to burn off. The lighting was very subdued. We saw the most pelicans we'd ever seen in the air at one time, and sandhill cranes and trumpeter swans up close. But good lighting is just essential for nice bird photos.