Double-crested Cormorant

[Karl Egressy]

This guy was into nest building carrying sticks or just liked to carry a big stick.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1250
Av 6.3
Spot Metering
ISO 400
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x
Length 600.0mm

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Love it Karl. Nice subtle reflection great light and the stick is a bonus

[susanschermer]

Love that eye. Excellent sharpness and light.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice shot. A bit on the bright side. Here is a repost with some off the top, darkening and more sharpening. WDYT?

[arash_hazeghi]

great hsot Karl, the nesting material is a bonus, Ofer's repost is an improvement!

[Karl Egressy]

Nice shot. A bit on the bright side. Here is a repost with some off the top, darkening and more sharpening. WDYT?

I think it looks much better Ofer. The composition is more powerful.
Thank you.

[Stu Bowie]

Thats obviously the flagpole for the nest. Incredible how they manage to carry these long sticks and still manage to fly. Good job with the exposure on the cormie, and I like what Ofer did with the repost.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great exposure and detail. Like the comp