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Emerald Eye

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 11, 2014347 views6 comments

This Cormorant was in his full mating colors and full of confidence as he was showing off for the ladies high atop a channel marker out in he middle of the river as I came by and he gave me this nice pose. Hand held from boat, 50% of full frame.

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File Name IMG_8767_CF20-1
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 4/13/2013 4:28:35 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1250
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 320
Lens 50-500mm
Focal Length 500.0mm

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 12, 2014 at 12:07 AM

He is quite brilliant Mike! Nice sharp image. I've never been close enough to a cormorant to see their eyes - gorgeous

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 12, 2014 at 12:25 AM

The orb is so decorative, Mike.

Best,

Carol

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 12, 2014 at 7:16 AM

Cool shot and amazing eye. You handled the blacks very well.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 12, 2014 at 11:24 AM

A handsome portrait, Mike, and a great look at the emerald green eye. I like the pose against the blue BG.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on August 12, 2014 at 2:03 PM

Now that's an eye, Mike. Beautiful and very sharp for HH @ 500mm from a boat. WOW

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 12, 2014 at 4:12 PM

I remember how striking the Cormorant's eyes were from our adventures, Mike. This view does a great job of showing off the striking emerald color and the stippling around the eye. It's also a fine pose, has a bit of "formal portrait" feeling with the bit of shoulders and the side view. Well done.

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