Double-crested Cormorant
Image captured at Eagle Lakes Community Park in Naples Florida on 3/21/11.
Nikon D300S, 1/500, f/8.0, ISO 200, 400mm, tripod.
Double-crested Cormorant
Image captured at Eagle Lakes Community Park in Naples Florida on 3/21/11.
Nikon D300S, 1/500, f/8.0, ISO 200, 400mm, tripod.
Rich:
The light angle here has helped with nice definition in some areas, but has left the classic emerald eye rather dark and lifeless . You might be able to bring it up a bit more in post processing.
The image is sharp, open beak a plus.
Fill flash might have been an option here to fill in the darker/shaded areas, esp. to give some spark to the eye.
Because of the pose and the angle of gaze, I might be tempted to crop this more into a vertical comp.
Cheers
Randy
Randy covers the same concerns I have, especially light angle. In a case like this I often forgo taking images and just look for another subject if I can't get around it for more frontal lighting. I do love the details on the plumage and find the pose very nice. I still can't get over how tame your cormorants are compared to our very flighty ones.
Daniel,
I was happy with the head angle but should have tried a fill flash or bypassed the shot. I was surprised how comliant the cormorants were - there was a dozen of them together just sunning themself on a concrete structure adjacent to a lake.
Thanks for you inputs.