This photograph of a Brown Pelican taking off from a rocky point was taken on Isla Pan de Azucar, Chile, under an overcast sky from a bobbing Zodiac. The equipment used was a Nikon D600 and a Nikkor 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens at 100 mm. Exposure (hand-held) was f/5.6, 1/640 sec (ISO 800). Photographed by Irwin H. Segel, Davis, California.