Cormorant stretch

[arash_hazeghi]

After a long day of diving and fishing, neck can become a little bit sore, let's stretch a little bit before I land on a high perch for a peaceful Saturday evening :)

http://www.stanford.edu/~ahazeghi/Photos/birds/cormorant%20stretch%20bpn.jpg

50D + 400 f/5.6 1/1250 f/8 (+1EV) ISO 400 sw: DPP. comments are welcomed.

[Alfred Forns]

Looks good Arash I'm sure that is what that bird is thinking !!!! :)

I like the pose and bg A little separation from the tail/feet would have been great Good exposure for getting some detail under the wing

Best advice for these is to hammer with the motor drive for a perfect pose and getting on sun angle as much as possible !!! When they are landing into you with the sun behind those feathers can look dramatic !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Arash,
I like the composition, image and capture. I like the open wing landing pose, you have good details in the under wing, the stretched neck is a classic...agree on a tid bit more separation between the feet and the tail, also I recommend on selective sharpening the eye just a touch more...good show, I like it...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi - techs covered above - IMHO a little more DOF could have been a option here as well - no BG to worry about as such.
Love the neck stretch :)

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice picture these guy's are challenging. I might have been wide open to be sharp as possible. Nice job metering +1 off the sky. Very unique image, I like it - congrats.