Off California's Channel Islands

On Friday my wife and I went out on a boat in the channel between the California coast and the Channel Islands, ostensibly to watch whales. We did see a couple of whales, from a distance, but they did nothing photographically spectacular (that I had the wits or speed to capture, at any rate). I did, however, delight in photographing a few airborne pelicans and seagulls as they trailed along behind the boat. I sent one to Ken, whose immediate comment was, "Great picture of a pelican—a perfect candidate for Photoshop fun." Subsequently he "messed around with it a bit," as he said; his "idea of recreation": Here's the original: