This photograph of a Brown Pelican preening its feathers was taken on Genovesa Island, Galapagos, with a Nikon D300 and a Nikkor 70-300 mm VR lens at 185 mm. Exposure (hand-held) was f/11, 1/640 sec (ISO 400). The image provides photographic proof that sometimes the most delicate operation can be performed using a seemingly rough-looking instrument. Photographed by Irwin H. Segel, Davis, California.