Double-Crested Cormorant

[Doug Brown]

Cormorants are tough to capture in flight, mostly because they are so dark that it's tough to get the feather detail you want without totally blowing out the sky. This is about as good a cormorant flight shot as I've gotten.



Canon 50D, 400mm, f/7.1, 1/4000, ISO 640, no flash, hand held

[Tony Whitehead]

I agree, they are challenging, especially if they have black and white plumage. You've done well on this one with good wing position, feather detail and that lovely green eye

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Exposure control, details and eye contact make this a great image. Maybe I should get a 50D as backup camera.

[Keith Bauer]

Very nice flight shot of the cormorant. The exposure looks spot on to me, and the nice eye adds... Bosque Del Apache??

[James Salywoda]

As good as it gets for these guys Doug. Well Done!!!!

[Ramon M. Casares]

These birds are not easy to get, at all, as James said this shotis as good as it can be o more ;) The pose, the light, exposure, detail, all is terrific! Congratualitons!

[Nagesh Mula]

Beautiful exposure and shot.
I may try to crop from top and a bit from the bottom to give it more of a panaromic look.