Skimming Cormorant

Gallery: AvianPosted April 3, 20181,569 views7 comments

I captured this commorant at the lake close to my house. I liked the blue water underneath this guy, the feather detail and the double wing drag in the water. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f7.1
1/2000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 1000

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2018 at 11:41 AM

Excellent job, Jerry. the plumage detail is outstanding, which isn't easy for this species, and the flight pose is great.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 4, 2018 at 11:57 AM

Excellent detail and flight pose. I especially like the eye. It seems very dimensional.

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on April 4, 2018 at 1:02 PM

Like the detail in the black's it's very difficult to get that correct.
The low angle adds a lot to this.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 4, 2018 at 3:02 PM

I like this Jerry, especially the wing position and the blue color reflecting in the water. Not to mention that aqua eye.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 4, 2018 at 6:46 PM

You got a fine angle on this guy, Jerry. Amazing that they fly so close to the water. You don't mention crop, but if so you framed it well.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on April 4, 2018 at 10:04 PM

A really nice flight shot with excellent detail and colors throughout. I like the wing position you captured this at.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 6, 2018 at 9:09 PM

Nice wing position on this flight image Jerry! Great work!

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