Pied Cormorant

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Pied Cormorant
Photo Information
Copyright: Sue Thomson (SueThomson) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 117 W: 0 N: 190] (595)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 400D, 75-300 Canon EF
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-05-10 0:51
Viewed: 444
Points: 15
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Hi...hope you are having a great day!

This fellow was sitting atop a tree at the Wildlife Refuge lake at Mount Tamborine, which is one hour south of Brisbane. The photo was taken at about 7 am in the morning and the sun was already warming the place up!

The picture was taken in AV Mode f5.6, 1/125 shutter speed and ISO100. The picture has been cropped in PS3, sharpened and a frame added.

The Pied Cormorant, 70-80cm, uses both marine and inland waters - coastal lagoons, estuaries, lakes, rivers, billabongs and the more open and deep areas of swamps. May be solitary, in small groups, or in thousands. Flight is strong, direct, slower wing beats than Little Pied Cormorant, head high, neck often kinked. When travelling in numbers, forms V pattern. Rests, roosts and nests in trees, often perches with wings extended. Usually silent, but various cacklings, loud ticking, deep gutteral grunting in breeding colonies. Moderately common to abundant in all states of Australia
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what a cute cormorant, nice close capture with good details and a
great pose, the focus seems to be a little soft though.
well seen & captured, thor.

Bravo Sue! The lighting is really good, with good shadows. I like the pose with the deep blue sky colour.I am surprised that that sky came out so well with your settings.
I believe my Nikon would have blown out the sky at 5.6
Your Canon even gave it a nice DOF.Must be the nice morning atmosphere.
TFS
Doug

Hello Sue,

good light, i found the workshop photo much better and sharper.
Beautiful bird, composition are good also the pov.

Gert

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 339 W: 3 N: 371] (1095)
  • [2008-05-10 4:01]

Hi Sue,
Very nice capture.Maybe it's a little soft but i liked pose of bird,glisten eyes,POV and framing a lot.
Thanks for posting.

Hi Sue
Very good capture with nice light and glint in eye.
tfs jon

Hello Sue,
The lighting and the pose of the Pied Cormorant is reall beautiful in this shot!
the bg blue colour of the sky makes the subject really stands out
a good composition well seen
cheers
Tony

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3339 W: 144 N: 5643] (16725)
  • [2008-05-13 20:09]

Hello Sue,
These are great birds to try and photograph. You have caught a good pose, but it is a little soft - but keep practicing - try and focus on his head.
That's the fun thing about digitals, you can delete what you don't want. And you have a good camera, and lens.
Cheers
Janice

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  • inked Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 125 W: 0 N: 214] (634)
  • [2008-05-15 1:16]

hi Janice,
nice shot of this cormorant. nice vertical composition with nice natural colors and lighting. as has been said, it's a bit soft, but i think it has a nice feel about it because of it, adding to the 'fluffiness' of the bird. nice one, tfs
Gethin

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