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Great shot Jakob.
Personally, I didn't notice the darker edges as the subject is so well reproduced. By the angle of the wing tip feathers, the wings were on a down beat at the moment of the shot. Interesting to note how these feathers make a series of slots for the air to flow thru. The efficiency of a pelican's flight is a sight to behold when you see a group of them circling in a thermal. They can glide for hours without a single flap of their wings.
I watched one take off the other day. It climbed to about a metre off the water, then descended until it's wings were about 100mm off the surface, and flew in ground effect until it needed a flap. It then increased height just enough to let the wingtips clear the water on the down beat, flapped, then dropped back into gound effect to continue on. Human pilots can only dream of having such an affinity with the elements.
Keep up the good work.
Regards,
David.
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