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Great Cormorant portrait

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 4, 2008 at 2:43 AM
Great Cormorant portrait
Hi Guys,

Have had no tima at all to go out and shoot due to work obligations so yesterday i just went out for 20 minutes as i went crazy from sitting behind my computer. Had the opportunity to shoot some portraits of this Great Cormorant whilst he was yawning.


Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: F 13
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 1000
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 2x TC
Focal length:1560 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On beanbag from car window
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Posted by John Arthur on March 4, 2008 at 3:10 AM
Wow, thats almost primeval, love the colours, BG and the pose, :toast: :toast:
Posted by Daniel Read on March 4, 2008 at 4:23 AM
The eye is fantastic, great shot! . :toast:

Dan.
Posted by Gary Beers on March 4, 2008 at 4:31 AM
Defnitely prehistoric :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 4, 2008 at 5:51 AM
Hi Jeroen,

This is fantastic! Love everything about it! Not bad for twenty minutes work eh! :biggrin:
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 4, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Thats some yawn Jeroen. Did it last 20 minutes? :biggrin:
Nce image showing off all those colours. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 4, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Great shot Jeroen - spectacular beast :toast:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 4, 2008 at 9:49 AM


Excellent work Jeroen , fantastic eye :toast: :toast:

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 4, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Amazing detail Jeroen :toast:
Posted by Paul Ashton on March 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Superb Jeroen. Great colours, detail and expression.
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 4, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Very alien looking :eek:

Very nice detailed portrait :toast:
Posted by Tim Taylor on March 4, 2008 at 5:03 PM
What an astonishing looking bird! Very nice portrait.

Tim :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on March 5, 2008 at 3:40 AM
Shows just how primative this species really is... nice close up.... (ala forns)

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 6, 2008 at 2:40 AM
Fantastic picture, Jeroen. Great expression and beautiful colours :smile: You did very well for 20 minutes work!