"When taking portraits, you capture the personality of your subjects, and that's what I think I did with these guys," Andy says. He saw that the pelicans had a lot of character in their appearance, and that some of them even looked like celebrities. "There's all kinds of [famous lookalikes] in there."
Andy used both his Canon EOS-1D X Mark II and Canon EOS 5D Mark IV to take these shots. "I use the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II for very demanding shooting situations, such as low light, high ISO or action shoots where I need a high buffer," Andy explains.
When leaning out of his boat on Lake Kerkini, he used his EOS 5D Mark IV. "I find it easier to lean with because it’s so light," he says, "and the camera has such a tremendous dynamic range that I get good details from shadow to highlight, even during sunset and sunrise. So it's also about the file quality."
Andy composed his images using Live View on the camera’s LCD screen. He made use of the Exposure Simulation feature in the bottom-right corner of the screen, which remains white as long as the image shown on the screen is close to what the final image will look like. In very bright or dark conditions, the Exp.SIM icon flashes to warn you that you should judge your exposure from the histogram, rather than the screen.