Double-crested Cormorant.

[Daniel Cadieux]

From last year in Tampa Bay. I was set up for Spoonbills as this cormorant flew across to my right. A bit of a "grab shot", and I was pleased with the results. Only recently post-processed though...

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, evaluative metering, manual exposure (+1 stop, metered off sky), 1/2000s., f/6.3, ISO 500, natural light, handheld, slight crop for composition (~85% full frame)

[Randy Stout]

Daniel:
Well exposed, nice details in blacks and subtle green sheen. Good wing position.
You must have done some quick exposure adjustments, as I had to add about 2/3 more light when going from spoonies to cormorants in the same light.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Randy, I was normally exposed to the right for spoonies...this one, with no adjustments, gave a bang on exposure!

[Fabs Forns]

Beautiful pose and BG. I'd go for Axel's vision and warm the temp a bit. Cormie's look better warmer :)

[Todd Frost]

Nice wing position and exposure as well as detail look good. Nice bg. TFS
Todd

[Jim Fenton]

I like it all the way around and the background is perfect.

Great job with the eye color and definition and head sharpness.

[kevinmat]

Lovely clean shot Daniel with good detail, well exposed. Must be the day for Cormorants.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, that the beauty about the 100-400, "grab shots" are always possible, and you certainly succeeded here. Good wing position, overall, well exposed on a difficult character, and I like the colour of the water BG. I would maybe selectively sharpen his head.

[Doug Brown]

You most certainly nailed the exposure with this one Daniel. Great wing position and sharpness too.

[Markus Jais]

Wonderful flight shot. Perfect exposure, great sharpness and wonderful wing pose.

Markus

[Jim Crosswell]

Great wing position in this flight shot!

[Bert De Tilly]

Daniel,

Very well exposed, nice details in blacks i like the BG

[Myer Bornstein]

great shot it is hard to get clean flight pictures of comorants