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    Default Theme: Hungry Cormorant

    This is one 3 in a small set that i`ve created that shows the cormorant`s plumage evolution from normal stage to full breeding stage.
    In this one the cormorant`s plumage is half way to the breeding stage with beauty (imho). The full set can be found at http://www.luispatacao.com/#!corvo-marinho/cpt9.



    Retrato Corvo Marinho by Patacão, on Flickr


    Techs: D7000, 500mm at f8
    PP: Small crop, curves adjustment

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    I like the molting plumage! Neat curvature to the pose. Well exposed with good details and colours. BG is very nice overall, I just wish there was not a whitish area in the lower right corner. I'm personally torn on the insect: it is an interesting addition and tells a story, but if I were to print it the bug would go.

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    Luis:

    Good comments from Daniel. Although shot at f/8, the DOF distribution seems biased too far forward, and the crown and neck are a bit soft. I often will do a couple of shots with the focus point slightly different, to be able to pick the best balance of depth of field.

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    Thanks for the comments from both. Daniel, i have others without the bug, but included this one on the set because of it.

    Randy, good feedback on the dof distribution. The focusing point if i recall was on the eye but wasnt enough.

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