Cormorant

Gallery: AvianPosted October 22, 201378 views4 comments

Cormorant drying his wings in the sun.
This image was taken at North Park Lake in Gibsonia, Pa.
Canon 5D Mk3
1/320 sec @ 7.1
Canon 100-400 @400 mm
ISO 500 HH
All C&C welcome and appreciated.
Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 23, 2013 at 12:38 AM

Nice typical pose from this fellow.
I like the inclusion of the posts, but I think I'd crop the far right partial one out.
There is a decided blue tint to the image, seen easily in the post under the bird and on it's tail. Altering the blue sliders to remove this would improve the image.
The head and eye could use a bit more sharpening, and those yellow blips in the water are somewhat distracting. You might remove them and see what you think.
Nice overall image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Bill Marsh on October 23, 2013 at 7:41 PM

Hi Sandy
I applied your suggestions to the Cormorant photo and I think it is much improved.

Thanks Bill

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 23, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Bill, I do like the repost. It has much more impact. I would go ahead and remove the other larger blips in the water, as well, but that is definitely just personal taste.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 29, 2013 at 7:31 AM

Good comp, details, and some nice light on the bird Bill.
Like this classic pose, well done

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