Cormorant

A neat pose John, it looks like he's either down or about ready to jump in. From the horizon it looks like it could use some cc rotation.

Interesting pose. The larger version shows some nice detail. I agree about the cc rotation and perhaps you could clone out the bright spot directly above the bird.

Interesting pose, John. I agree about rotation and think this would have worked better with the light coming more from behind you for this dark bird.

Interesting image. Good detail in the birds feathers and head considering you were working with back lighting I assume. Maybe a slight bit of fill flash would have helped to brighten the feathers. The larger image works best IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

Cormorants have one of the most interesting eyes in my opinion. It looks like you have great detail there. I don't know what processing you use, but I think if you are able to adjust the exposure on this one, you will be able to highlight that area. I like the pose and the comp. (CC rotation). But another 1/3 to 1/2 stop of light in PP would really do it for me.