Cormorant Close-up

[Miguel Palaviccini]

I'm sure I could have gotten closer if I wanted to, but I'm not sure it would have bought me much more! These guys are relatively tame in La Jolla, CA. Taken on a bright sunny morning on my recent trip.

Shooting Info:
Canon 5D3 | 500 f/4 II + 1.4x III
1/640" | f/9.0 | ISO 640

[Troy Lim]

Miguel, what can I say, another stunner from you.
Looks like an amazing place to visit. Jack Rogers from FL just came back with tons of amazing images also.

[Doug Brown]

Perfect head angle, super sharpness, and a good choice of aperture. That breeding plumage is fantastic!

[David Salem]

What a great frame Miguel!! Perfect closeup portrait with killer detail and exposure. What a beautiful specimen showcased in that clean So Cal sunlight.. Very well done.

[christopher galeski]

nice portrait,sharp,beautiful detail,nice light.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Enough said by the others - I love that eye color! :5

[Joe Murphy]

A great portrait Miguel, lovely BG & detail, love the green reptilian looking eyes on these birds.

[Joseph Przybyla]

I echo the previous comments. The eye looks like a jewel surrounded by diamonds.

[Bradley James]

Awesome portrait. So many details to enjoy. Nothing I would change about this at all. Beautiful

[Marina Scarr]

This is an absolutely killer portrait. The only thing I might suggest is reducing the brightness a tad, esp on the lower mandible.

[Richard Flack]

Stunning image Miguel. Love the awesome detail! TFS

[Neil Burton]

Looks like you were close enough to me. Excellent details and colours!

[Satish Ranadive]

Miguel,
Absolutely fantastic portrait with great exposure, IQ and spectacular fine details in blacks. Very nice breeding tufted feathers,always love the eye color of this beauty.
Superb BG and comp.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

This is really nice Miguel.
The pattern on the bill is really interesting and the blue green iris makes me think of aerial images of the seas around Fiji or Tahiti.
IQ rocks as do the colors,
Gail

[Raybel Robles]

Superb image! really well done. Very sharp and with a perfect exposure

[Karl Egressy]

Superb IQ, great composition and nice background, Miguel.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic close up Miguel!! Exposure and details are spot on. For someone from Florida to say that birds at another location are tame must mean there is truth to it!!:bg3:

[Amol Khedgikar]

Truly Stunning Miguel!

I have been trying to get this bird with the "crest"/ breeding plumage for years now...but I am never in the area that time of the year. what beautiful colors and amazing details.

f9 works perfectly... covers you enough up close...

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Killer details. Perfect bg. Excellent light. Elegant portrait.