Pelican on Nav Aid 5 (2009)

While looking at old posts, one that stirred a few memories was from 2010, Birds on a Piling.  The photo is from a trip we took to the Carolina in August of 2009.  During the trip, we spent a day around Fort Fisher.  Which included a car ferry ride between the starting point and destination.  Which is short for all I know is a boat was involved.
If I recall, the ferry ride was about 45 minutes, with 30 minutes out of the car.  Lots of interesting 'subjects' along the way.
Some of these photos are fun to revisit.  The camera was a D80 and a kit lens.  Great for vacation photography.  It's interesting to look at the 'quality' of the shot compared to the sensors of today.
The D80 is a 10 MP versus the D500 21 MP.  10 MP and a kit lens.  Someone say resolution?
I always hear that no matter the equipment, a good photographer is a good photographer.  I'm going with that is true.  But in the 2008, 2009 years I was anything but good.  
In the 2020s however, the software can help.

Pelican on Nav Aid #5

NIKON D80/18.0-135.0 mm f/3.5-5.6

95 mm, 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100

Apparently this was shot in AUTO mode.  Was I ever that young?  Ha.
#itsaboutthejourney