Basking in the Sun

[Miguel Palaviccini]

I'm from FL and it took me a trip to S. Cal to get this shot of a double crested cormorant. He was basking in the sun for white some time and let me get the frame I wanted. The background is the (ice cold) Pacific Ocean.

This was taken at La Jolla, a wonderful place for Pelicans, Cormorants, and Gulls. Oh and seals too ... can't forget about the seals!

Shooting Info:
Canon 5D3 | 500 f/4 II + 1.4x III
1/1250" | f/7.1 | ISO 640

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Did I mention the seals?! I guess basking in the sun is the thing to do at La Jolla :)

Shooting info:
Canon 5D3 | Tokina 16-28 @ 28 mm
1/320" | f/10 | ISO 250

[gail bisson]

I really like the wingspread and look back pose. Beautiful exposure and great BG.
I am not so crazy about the rock. I find it pulls the eye away from the cormorant but you have cropped away as much as you can already.
Gail
PS . You made me chuckle with your comment of the "COLD" Pacific Ocean in South California! Come to Nova Scotia and I think we have bragging rights to "COLD" Atlantic Ocean!!:bg3:

[Karl Egressy]

Perfect pose composition and IQ, Miguel.

[dankearl]

About perfect exposure on this guy and I like the crop you chose.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Perfect exposure and superb details on this cormorant Miguel! Very good wingspread too, stretched out to the max. The perch is what it is...I like the right half of it, but not so much to left half...would you have been able to scoot over to your right a tad with plunking down into the ocean?

[Joseph Przybyla]

Nicely done Miguel, the bird and the seal.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular image.

Regards,
Satish.

[arash_hazeghi]

you got a very nice topside display in great light. well done!