Double crested cormorant & Fish on a very foggy morning

[Steve Bein]

From several years ago. Just saw it again. It is a pretty simple image in the fog. Not much detail, but it gets the point across, I think. The light was very low. . I just worked on the eye and bill and left the rest as is. Though there is not much detail, it works for me. I had posted a different shot of this bird a few weeks ago, then left town for storm chasing and drove about 3000 miles on that trip.
D60
Lens: 500mm IS
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 4
Exposure compensation: +1/3
ISO: 200

[Nancy Bell]

Very moody. The bits of color on the cormorant's face and the exquisite shape of the fish makes this work well. There are 2 or 3 spots above the water ripples that I would remove.

[Mike Milicia]

Very interesting and creative idea!

Agree with Nancy about the shape of the fish being a big plus.

I like the way you made the eye and bill stand out but I might take it even further and punch them up even more. And maybe darken the rest of the bird a bit to make the contrast even greater?

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with Mike. I think you can puch it up without losing the foggy atmosphere. Cool catch!