Seaside Cormy MKII

[Lance Peters]

This is a alternative to one I posted a while ago that the HAP arrested me for :)

D3
sigma 300-800 zoom @750mm
F5.6
1/5000th
-0.3 EV
400 ISO

Light was getting a little harsh by the time this was made.

comments welcomed as always.

[Gus Cobos]

Nice composition Lance,
I like the pose. The exposure and details are very good. The baby blue sky makes this fellow pop...:D He just needs a little bit of counter clock wise rotation, or perhaps a slight capture angle to the left would have been better for the head angle...congrats...good show...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

just fantastic, lance!! awesome light on a beautiful bird. i love those cormys!!! you getting some warmer weather down there yet?

[Lance Peters]

Hi Mr H - No warmer weather yet. -1 Celsius this morning - distinct lack of birds, hope to get away on the weekend to see if I can snare some :)

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Lance: Beautiful as always, whites super with lots of detail . . . nice capture . . . . Uncle Gus :D

BTW: Are you close to Goolwa, South Australia? Gal by ther name of Rose Fletcher seems to find a lot of birds there . . .

[Doug Brown]

Great job with exposure and sharpness Lance! I'd like to see more of a profile view of the bird's head here, but with the bird's head pointed at you I might have used a smaller aperture to try to get the tip of the bill in focus. It looks like you had plenty of light with which to work. Thanks for posting!

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with previous Great comments !!! Can add I would place my point of focus half way up the bill to maximize it !!! On portraits does make a difference !!! Love the feel Excellent image !!!

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Lance: just double glints in the eye FWIW, . . . . Uncle Gus

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Lance,

I like this picture. The whites seem just right to me with lots of detail. Another one of your images that I have enjoyed! Can't wait to see more.

Regards,

Phil

[Bruce Gove]

A face only a mother could love!!! Nice image, Lance,

Cheers,

Bruce

[Julie Kenward]

I agree with Doug...a little more DOF would have sharpened that beak and bumped the image up another notch. Everything else works for me...the comp, BG, and lovely feather detail. Good job!

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Excellent capture Lance. I personally like it as you've presented the image.
Congrats

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Lance,
Stunning image - love everything about it! No puffins till next year now - :( - they will have left for the Atlantic where they spend their winter...
Regards,
Nicki