Anhinga portrait

Great closeup of this common but cool bird!
Really like the perspective here, and the pose.
Sandy

Vincent, I like how the fanned wing provides a base for this guy(commonly called snake bird around here), and that touch of green behind the bill that acts like a diffused spotlight.
There is a but... I feel the need for a little more canvas up top.

Beautiful, love the light.

Lovely shot with lots of drama due to the dark background and the contrast in the wing feathers. All of those help to focus my attention on the bird's neck and head.

Very nice pose, Vincent. The details on the plumage are amazing. Excellent light and comp. Think you could have got with a smaller aperture and got more of the bird in focus since you had more than enough SS. Do these birds have whites in their feathers or is it just iridescence?

I like the "over the cape" look of this one. The dark BG sets off the lighter wings nicely. I also like the contrast between the vertical lines of the feathers and the horizontal line of the neck and head.

What a treat, two Anhinga sighting in one morning ... even if I only caught sight of them here ;^)

As I just suggested on Sandy's shot, I love this species and one day, in the not too distant future, I too will be getting some excellent pics of our Oriental Darter to show you :^) BTW, in Thai they call it "Nok Gnoo", which translates to "Snake Bird" too :^)

Come to think of it, in line with what you wrote Vincent, methinks it might be well worth my while getting cracking on this project now, so I have something to sell when I fly over to SA later this year - LOL ;^p

Love the composition of this image, the marvelous colour and detail you caught in it's eye, as well as the impression I have of it smiling at you by way of the angle of it's head and the subtly upward curving line separating the upper and lower parts of it's bill :^)

Good close up to show the detail in the wing feathers and the light contrast really makes this a very interesting image, way to go.

A favorite pose and crop of mine for these guys. The larger image really shos the sharpness and great sheen on the wings.

Love the way you composed this Vincent and the nice view of the eye and the gular sac. I think a little more dof might have worked very well too considering the shutter speed you had. I like the dark background and how well the bird stands out from it.

Very nice viewed large, the extended wing makes for a unique comp.
The settings threw me at first, but then I see it's handheld from a boat.
A little insurance is a good thing
Well done!