Brandt's Cormorant Displaying

[Joe Galkowski]

Took this one today. Still have several hundred images to sort through but I liked this shot. It shows the display behavior quite well.


D7100, Nikkor 500mm f4 and 1.4 TC, ISO 500, 1/1250 s at f/6.3. About 95% full frame. Not much work to do on this one. RAW convert, a sliver of a crop, and burned the rocks a touch. Hope you like it.

[keith mitchell]

Like it a lot Joe, shots of birds displaying ,preening ect always appeal to me, this is a great shot of a bird doing just that, the blue throat and eye are icing on the cake.

Regards Keith.

[christopher galeski]

nice displaying pose of a bird I have not seen before,nice BG and details,maybe a bit more room on the right for me.

[Ian Wilson]

Splendid capture Joe, I have never seen anything like this behaviour in the cormorant family - fascinating and spectacular! I would experiment further with darkening the rocks/guano, perhaps select and lower brightness a bit more but still very acceptable as is. DoF perfect, nice details, a lot to like. TFS. Regards, Ian

[Steve Spenceley]

Really nice shot Joe.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Stunning capture Joe, money shot!!!

I cannot imagine a better pose from this Cormorant, love the way the subject is situated in that little hollow among the rocks, there's a nice flow in this image given by the shape of the rocks and the bird itself, with those wings open - absolutely love it -great work, congratulations!

Kind regards,

[Joe Galkowski]

Thanks Ian. You are right. It needed a touch more darkening. I like it better this way. Repost below.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n299/JJohn_photos/CormorantDisplayS_zps0b146eae.jpg (http://s115.photobucket.com/user/JJohn_photos/media/CormorantDisplayS_zps0b146eae.jpg.html)

[Sridatta Chegu]

Excellent display shot! Beautiful pose and great eye contact, catchy blue tones, a lot to like. Great work!

[gail bisson]

This is SWEET!
I just love the lines created by the wing position.
The blue throat and eye add a wonderful punch of color to the scene. Burning the rock was a great idea.
The detail in the blacks is perfect.
This is one heck of a nice shot.
Wish it was in my files!
gail

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Awesome pose, beautiful bird and a great shooting angle. I'd move the bird further into the frame a bit. Lovely work, Joe, and looking forward to more.

[David Salem]

Great capture of this cool behavior and lots of beautiful color and detail in this one. well done Joe.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

What an excellent image! I love behavioural shots like this. If anything, more space behind the bird would've helped. What were you thinking at the time?