Crystal Vase

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 2011321 views14 comments

D300s
600mm w/1.4tc (850)
SS 1/1000
ISO 320
F 6.3
Metering Mode Spot
Exposure Mode Manual
White Balance Sunny
Raw
This is a heavy crop (only about 35% of original image left)
Tripod/Wiberly Head
Anti Vibration OFF

When I saw this image after I got home and put it on the computer the first thing I thought of was that the water that was kicked up by a very ticked off trout looked like a vase. Don't know if you agree but that is what inspired the title of this post. It is a very heavy crop so I don't know how this image is going to hold up at very small resolution. This cormorant was probably 100 yards away when he came to the surface with a really angry trout in his jaws. The water kicked up by the trout is my favorite part of this image. The facinating thing is that these cormorants can swallow a 12 inch trout in about 2 seconds. I can rarely click off more than 2 or 3 images after sighting these occurances. Usually they are too far off in the distance but this one turned out better than most of my cormy shots. Hope you enjoy. This one is a little different from most cormy posts. Please let me know what you think. There is a larger version as well. Thanks for viewing.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on March 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM

Great title. I like the way the splash gets soft towards the top. It would make a great vase for a Lily with Easter coming up. The cormy, fish and splash make this image for me. Great capture.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 17, 2011 at 4:28 PM

The title is suits perfectly the image. that wave is very interesting even if, IMO, it hides the bill and the fish a little too much. Surely an action shot very well painted.

Luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 17, 2011 at 4:56 PM

Great capture! the water 'vase' is crystal clear and the dof is excellent for the action in the image. A very enjoyable and interesting image.

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on March 17, 2011 at 4:58 PM

That is some spash David. Wonderful action.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 17, 2011 at 7:19 PM

I like the action splash you caught, very unique. Nice capture of the comorant's eye.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 17, 2011 at 7:26 PM

Very cool image, David. I like the comp and how it includes that towering wall of water that we can see through. Nice work.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM

This must have been tack sharp to begin with, because it's very sharp even at this crop. I really like the action, and the light is great.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 17, 2011 at 7:45 PM

The water column makes the shot for me David and since we can still see the fish and bill through the water I don't find that to be an issue. Very interesting action.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 17, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Wonderful moment frozen perfectly in time, very well done David :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 18, 2011 at 4:43 AM

What a great moment to capture David - well done. There appears to be enough detail in the larger image that you may even get away with more of a crop.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM

Great action! The heavy crop isn't affecting the detail much at all.
Nice angle to get the eye of the cormy, the fish, and the "vase" of water.
Sandy