Perfect Landing

[Henry Domke]

A Double-crested Cormorant landing as it flies into the sun at sunrise.

Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
Sanibel, Florida


Canon 5D3
Canon 400/2.8 II + 1.4X teleconverter
1/2,500 of a second
f/8
ISO 1,600
Hand Held

Raw file worked up in Lightroom and Photoshop.

[gail bisson]

Hi Henry,
This one is growing on me.
I like the wake and the translucent feathers.
I would crop quite a bit off the top and rotate the image slightly CCW.
Gail

[Grace Scalzo]

I'm with Gail on her cropping suggestion, Henry. I think it is a creative image and makes good use of an interesting lighting situation. Well seen.

[keith mitchell]

Hi Henry,agree re the crop but you have certainly got a very artistic image which I like very much ,beautiful light.

Keith.:S3:

[Marina Scarr]

This is a pleasing and thought-provoking image. Love that wing spread. Agree that an alternative crop would lend it self to a more powerful image, just not sure which crop.