Portrait of a cormorant

**arash_hazeghi** · 07-01-2009, 06:04 PM

This guy posed for me :D

50D + 400 f/5.6, 1/1000sec f/8 ISO 400 sw:LR2.4

**Mike Milicia** · 07-01-2009, 06:14 PM

And a nice pose it is with great detail!

Might like just a sliver more room at the bottom to better balance the composition.

**Jeff Cashdollar** · 07-01-2009, 06:24 PM

How did you get this close, I use a 40D with same lens and cannot get close to these guys?

Nice picture, love the detail and the BG is great.

Axel Hildebrandt · 07-01-2009, 06:25 PM

Good eye contact angle and pose. Adding to Mike's suggestions, I would remove the specular highlights on the bill.

**arash_hazeghi** · 07-01-2009, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff Cashdollar

How did you get this close, I use a 40D with same lens and cannot get close to these guys?

Nice picture, love the detail and the BG is great.

lol I was hiding behind the bushes near a pond where these guys fish, they can't resist food :D

**Jeff Cashdollar** · 07-01-2009, 07:13 PM

Very clever, can you add more crop on the bottom, any left?

Ákos Lumnitzer · 07-01-2009, 07:56 PM

Nice image overall. Agree about extra bottom space. THanks for sharing.

**Arthur Morris** · 07-01-2009, 08:23 PM

Love the water and the SH. A VERT might have worked well here.

**Harshad Barve** · 07-01-2009, 09:36 PM

Lovely image, Look at eyes, so good
Harshad

**arash_hazeghi** · 07-02-2009, 04:06 AM

Thanks for the comments, I extended the crop a bit here is a vertical version

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