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Safe Landing


Safe Landing
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3817 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-07
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-14 10:07
Viewed: 1069
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Phalacrocoracidae family of birds is represented by 38 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, but in the one most commonly used, all but two or three species are placed in a single genus Phalacrocorax, the exceptions being the Kerguelen Shag, the Imperial Shag, and (sometimes) the Galapagos' Flightless Cormorant.

There is no consistent distinction between cormorants and shags. The names "cormorant" and "shag" were originally the common names of the two species of the family found in Great Britain, Phalacrocorax carbo (now referred to by ornithologists as the Great Cormorant) and P. aristotelis (the Common Shag). "Shag" refers to the bird's crest, which the British forms of the Great Cormorant lack. As other species were discovered by English-speaking sailors and explorers elsewhere in the world, some were called cormorants and some shags, depending on whether they had crests or not. Sometimes the same species is called a cormorant in one part of the world and a shag in another, e.g., the Great Cormorant is called the Black Shag in New Zealand (the birds found in Australasia have a crest that is absent in European members of the species). Some modern classifications of the family have divided it into two genera and have tried to attach the name "Cormorant" to one and "Shag" to the other, but this flies in the face of common usage and has not been widely adopted.

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 12:42 a.m.
Date: 7th April 2007
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS USM
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/500
F-Stop: F/8.0
Focal Length: 400mm
Support: Hand Held
ISO: 100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Great shot, almost looks like he was water skiing and has just dropped his line and coming in to shore...:o) Great details, I really like the wake hes made when landing...TFS
donna:o)

Nice watersky-boy ...
Hi Pam, that's a nice moment, I like it so much, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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  • clnaef Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 778 W: 67 N: 645] (6814)
  • [2007-04-14 11:09]

Bonjour,
Amerrissage et photo réussis. Bravo.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Great moment. Maybe it lacks a bit on definition, but it's still a great photo. Its diagonal composition is just precious, overall the photo is well constructed. I'm envyous :-)

That's a great action shot. Cool captured.

Cheers,
Christian

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1168 W: 261 N: 3035] (13835)
  • [2007-04-14 12:54]

Hi Pam,

And please remain seated until the seat belt light has been switched of.....,well captured action with good details and colors,well done and tfs

Paul

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2007-04-14 13:21]

Hello Pam,
Great capture, very good POV and pose. Sharpness,details and colors are excellent.TFS

Hello Pam
What a wonderful landing shot,
Great composition and lighting,
Excellent framing,Welldone.

Regards
Fartash

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-04-14 15:52]

Hi Pam,
That is a great action shot. The water track is superbly depicted and the cormorant seems to glide and wade at the same time. Very neat and sharp. The ripples in the water and the layered reflection enhances the beauty. The moment fantastically captured. Very nicely composed and framed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

Pam,

this is a great shot. I don't know why, but there's almost something humorous here. Maybe that's me!

Gary

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-04-15 5:23]
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Hey Pam a great action shot of this Cormarant. I am happy to see this as most of the Cormarants I see are all black. However, we have one who looks like yours and I was perplexed as to whether he/she was some kind of cross breed.
It is a great POV as you can see his white underside and also the wings as he lands, I like the water movement behind him. Lovely colours and light.
tfs
debz

Hi Pam.
Interesting motive. Very nice snapshot. Excellent composition. Well done. tfs. Stev

Nice, I can see the water trail, you were really on top of this shot! Excellent camera work.

Greg

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  • lgfoto Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 194 W: 13 N: 279] (1536)
  • [2007-04-17 17:52]

Nice timing Pam. I like the trace of the landing how it match to the good framing in the composition.TFS

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2007-04-20 13:07]

Hello Pam,
Woooow ! Great landing with perfect trajectory ;-) It is nice to freeze this action and to be able to see the details.
Bravo my friend and thanks for sharing with us.

How you doing Pam?
This picture demonstrates the length of the landing water strip of this cormorant nicely. Thanks for the wonderful information on the origin of the word shag and the distinguising differences between the cormorant and shag. :)

Cool shot. nice long landing wake.

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