Neotropic Cormorant

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 201295 views8 comments

Neotropic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus)

Place: Gilbert Water Ranch, AZ
Date: April 4, 2012 7:02 am
Equipment: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (2x), G1325, RRS BH-55, Sidekick
Exposure: ISO 800, Aperture priority matrix metered, 1/640th @ f/8, -2/3 stop exposure compensation
Raw, PS CS3 on Mac, 69% of frame

I thought I’d follow up the previous cormorant post with this one, taken 11 days later at the same pond. Light and colors are a lot more pleasing here, at least for me.

Honest critiques requested; all comments appreciated. Please base critiques on the larger version if possible.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 4, 2012 at 2:39 PM

Your usual good work, Richard. Good morning light, good detail, classic composition. I also like the angle, which allows for a nice reflection of the bird and pond greenery.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 4, 2012 at 2:45 PM

I like the proud, "head lifted to the light" pose here, Richard. Nice neck detail. A small nit: the water appears somehow dull, nice colors, but dull. Could be just turbidity in the water perhaps or, maybe the lighting.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 4, 2012 at 3:01 PM

Beautiful light on this Richard. I also like the low pov angle.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on July 4, 2012 at 3:52 PM

Like the color and background. I can almost feel the green eye looking at me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 6, 2012 at 1:08 AM

I ike most everything about this shot Richard, but for me the image looks a tiny bit over-exposed (mostly on the darks).

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 6, 2012 at 1:58 AM

Wonderful colors, Richard, and an interesting pose.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 6, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Beautiful colors and nice composition, I like the pose.

Ray

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 8, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Really like your comp and colors Rich, everything works.

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