This double-crested cormorant was defending it's perch from the approach of another cormorant last month on Ft. Myers Beach. I removed some preening feathers from the beak, lightened the eye slightly, worked quite a bit on cleaning up the piling, and applied NIK Color Effex Tonal Contrast at 25% and Detail Enhancer at 33%. Slight crop. All C & C appreciated.
1D Mark-IV
500 mm/f4
ISO 200
1/2500 @ f/5.0
Tripod
Fantastic details! Great HA and nice eye. Not sure what's outside of the cropped area, but I could see a version with a looser crop with more room on the left and bottom.