Little Pied Cormorant

[Colin Driscoll]

A Little Pied Cormorant sunning on a cool winter morning.
1DXII 600mm F/4L III 1.4III HH
840mm 1/2500 f8 iso800
Cropped from horizontal S&H and light sharpen removed second catch light PS2019

[gail bisson]

What a cool bird!
I like your crop and the whites look great. Perfect head turn.
I have never seen this bird IRL so wonder about the blacks and the magenta/purple I see in the feathers. Details in the whites look great but not the blacks. Did you have to lift exposure for the blacks?
Gail

[annmpacheco]

So nice Colin, yes to the detailed whites, HA, and your crop/placement. I think there is a bit of noise that could get reduced in the blues. Also, there is a faint lighter ?catchlight below the catchlight? TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

Thanks for the comments and observations. Not sure about that hue in the blacks, could be a refraction effect from the direct sunlight, only used S&H @ 35. But the blacks don't show that hue in softer light. Anyway here's a re-work removing the hue, a touch of Neat Image on the blues and removing that minuscule catch light remnant!

[greg cowle]

Very nice image with the feathers up on the head. The blue background is great.