Brand's Cormorant Closeup

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Significant crop, hence out of box but in camera techniques. I probably should have gone for higher DOF. Curious if you like it.

Thanks for looking! JR

Canon 40D, 400F5.6, 1/1000s, F9, ISO-400, Manual Exposure.

[Blake Shadle]

I like it, but I definitely agree with you about more depth of field. f/22 or smaller would have made for an intriguing image full of detail!! Beautiful eye!

[Anita Rakestraw]

I like it alot!! Love the composition; that blue-green eye is gorgeous, making the other blues look almost purple. More DOF probably would have been good, but like this anyway!

[Fabs Forns]

I like the DOF as it is. I'd probably crop tighter on the left, getting rid of all the blue water.

[Alfred Forns]

I'm going along the same line as Fabs .... tighter and leave the dof the way it is !!! Compelling and beautiful !!!

[Julie Kenward]

Agree with Fabs and Al on this. I can't get over that beautiful eye! Nice work!

[Gus Cobos]

John,
Excellent capture, great details and colors, gotta love that eye...congrats...:D