This is the same image which originally was 20 inches on the long side and reduced in length to 11 inches. From there, I continued to crop and adjust size. The pelican was about 70 feet from me and was shot with a Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lens.
Say what anyone wants to say about lenses, but there is no comparison between a kit, offbrand or other lens and a prime...I am really enjoying this little puppy. Thanks again to Martyn for suggesting htis lens working on my D7000.
Pretty much as it came out of RAW
Cropped and resized to 11" long side
Last image is at 300%
Cropped to 6.25 inch long side
Cropped for a Close up at 3.125 inch long side