Cormorant

[Harold Davis]

this cormie was a star yesterday at anhinga trail. posed for us for a while!!

D300, 300mm at f/5.6, 1/400s, ISO 640. flash fill set at -1.3EV. post processing included a little crop off the top, adding some contrast and lightening the eye a little. standard sharpening.

thanks for looking. comments much appreciated.

[Harold Davis]

i totally hated the last one. reworked the bg up top to tone it down so it doesnt take your eye away from the bird as much.

[Alfred Forns]

Bottom does look good Harold !!! Excellent post and feel !! Difficult to come up with a new cormi look but you just did !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Nice composition, unique pose and great eye. Nice use of flash and vert framing.

[Mark Young]

Love the positioning of the bird, and how you've cropped this image. The pose of the bird makes this interesting.

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Harold, Alfred said it first; a new look for a cormi! I love the curves in this image and the "come hither" expression.:D

[Richard Waas]

Great comp Harold... Nice seeing you and Jill yesterday.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Like the pose Harold and the good feather detail. Love that eye!

[Lance Peters]

Good one MR H - agree with all of the above :)

[Craig Wallace]

Hi Harold, love the pose and the eye is fantastic, the oof beak bothers me a little (imho) great image.

[Desmond Chan]

I also think the second one is better. I personally would prefer a tad more contrast.