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"On Golden Lake"


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Copyright: Jorge Chemas (jchemas) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 561 W: 30 N: 749] (3390)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-15
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, uv haze
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-22 8:14
Viewed: 731
Points: 22
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Cormorant.

The cormorant belongs to the Phalacrocoracidae family of birds.

This family is represented by 38 species of cormorants and shags. Humans have historically exploited cormorants' fishing skills, in China and Japan, they have been trained by fishermen for fishing on the shallow of the rivers.
Medieval heraldry often times featured the outline of a Great Cormorant. The image resembled a Christian cross.

Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large seabirds. The majority, including all Northern Hemisphere species, have mainly dark plumage, but some Southern Hemisphere species are black and white, and a few (e.g. the Spotted Shag of New Zealand) are quite colourful. Many species have areas of coloured skin on the face (the lores and the gular skin) which can be bright blue, orange, red or yellow, typically becoming more brightly coloured in the breeding season. The bill is long, thin, and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed, a distinguishing feature among the Pelecaniformes order.
They are coastal rather than oceanic birds, and some have colonised inland waters. They range around the world, except for the central Pacific islands.
All are fish-eaters, dining on small eels, fish, and even water snakes. They dive from the surface, though many species make a characteristic half-jump as they dive, presumably to give themselves a more streamlined entry into the water. Under water they propel themselves with their feet. Some cormorant species have been observed at depths of over 40 feet.
After fishing, cormorants go ashore to dry their wings by holding them out in the sun. Unusually for a water bird, their feathers are not waterproofed. This may help them dive quickly, since their feathers do not retain air bubbles.
Cormorants are colonial nesters, using trees, rocky islets, or cliffs. The eggs are a chalky-blue colour. There is usually one brood a year. The young are fed through regurgitation.
Note taken from Wikipedia.

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JC
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  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 1 N: 207] (1157)
  • [2006-06-22 9:14]

Nice cormorant Jorge, The composition is nice, but a bit of light in the eye would improve the picture. WEll done
Sébastien

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  • magal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 313] (1241)
  • [2006-06-22 9:44]

Hi Jorge,
Beautiful shot with excellent POV and good, sharp detail. I agree with Odin that the shot needs some more exposure, and the black frame does not help in that respect. I like the way you captured the bird in its typical pose.
TFS
Mark

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  • Nico Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
  • [2006-06-22 9:53]

Beautifully captured. Black showing such detail is not easy. And the POV and compo is excellent.

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-06-22 17:42]

Hi Jorge, excellent shot of this Cormorant with it's wings open. Great pose with well exposed colours and details. Well done and TFS.
Dean.

Hello Jeorge, Perfect shot, Great details, Bg, POV, DOF, perfrect colors, TFS Kyle

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3651] (10033)
  • [2006-06-22 23:33]

Hi Jorge
You did well to capture this shot of the dark bird in this late afternoon light. A nice 'chill-out' pose this bird gave you.
I like the vertical composition showing the cormorants reflection in the water and some additional reflective water surface at the top. Great deep colours, excellent details, and you handled the exposure very well.
Great work and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi Jorge

A lovely shot. Nicely composed with excellent exposure and POV. Sharpness and clarity are spot on. Nice work. :-)

Hi Jorge,
Good detail, nice strong colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and composition. Well framed

Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

Hi Jorge
Très jolie présentation avec ce joli cormoran les couleurs ,les détails et la compositon sont superbes.
Merci et passe un bon week end

wonderful shot of the cormorant, jorge! :-)
i always like the "stretched-out" wings-pose
when they are drying their plumage.
great composition and pov -
somehow i really like the dark mood -
the black bird standing in a dark lake and framed in black.
well done & best wishes, thor.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-06-26 7:47]

Hello Jorge,
very nice shot of this comorant. I never got one that close in front of my lense. Details, POV and sharpness is very nice.
TFS..Sky

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