Cormorant

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 201191 views9 comments

Hello everyone. Well I saw this cormorant come out of the water and begin to dry. I was able to capture the following pic. Hope you enjoy. C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 200-400 w/1.4 tc, Exposure - 1/640, Aperture - F8, ISO - 400, Exposure Bias - -1EV, Metering - Spot, Aperture Priority.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 31, 2011 at 10:41 AM

Great shot - lovely light and colours

Oscar

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 31, 2011 at 11:42 AM

Like the way the cormorant is positioned on the rock. Nice eye contact and great detail in the blacks.

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on March 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM

Hi Robert... great pose and head turn. I like the angle and light too. Based on the far shoreline, it looks like the image may need a slight CCW rotation?

Registered on February 26, 2011, 58 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 31, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Excellent image, Robert. Like everything about. The pose, inclusion of habitat and the warm light. The larger version is very sharp with the dark plumage well exposed. I also feel this needs a slight ccw rotation

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 31, 2011 at 12:28 PM

Awesome shot and great detail in the black feathers.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 31, 2011 at 6:03 PM

Good wing positioning, head turn and perch. This is a good image of a Cormorant, although I'd probably darken the bill a little, seems slightly over exposed.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 31, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Nice! I have a few attempts, but nothing close to this. Beautiful light and detail.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 31, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Classic pose for this Cormorant, Robert. Very good detail in the larger post. Really nice image.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 10:35 PM

More than enjoy it, I love it! :^) I've taken numerous photos of Cormorants over here but very few have come up as detailed, well lit, and free of distractions as this. This image of yours inspires and spur me on with my quest to get even better pictures of Cormorants in time, so thank you very much for sharing Robert :^)

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