Black Beauty Cormorant
Cormorant in a cleaning frenzy35 total reviews
Comment from nature rules
This really is amazing, Eileen. I think it is very worthy of being the mixed media of the month photo and wish you luck. I see that we are running in first and second! Good for us, huh?! Anyway..love the eye color and the dark shadows that make the head seem separate from the body. A very dramatic creation from an outstanding capture. Good luck!!
reply by the author on 04-Oct-2016
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This really is amazing, Eileen. I think it is very worthy of being the mixed media of the month photo and wish you luck. I see that we are running in first and second! Good for us, huh?! Anyway..love the eye color and the dark shadows that make the head seem separate from the body. A very dramatic creation from an outstanding capture. Good luck!!
Comment Written 04-Oct-2016
reply by the author on 04-Oct-2016
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thanks so much Becks! Glad we are running good in the contest, I wish you the best :)
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Ditto
Comment from Photopeb
Nice capture with good details. I like how well the eye sticks out. Very striking and thoughtfully composed. Nice lighting and exposure values. Good technique and technical excellence. Pleasure to view.
Congrats!
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2016
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Nice capture with good details. I like how well the eye sticks out. Very striking and thoughtfully composed. Nice lighting and exposure values. Good technique and technical excellence. Pleasure to view.
Congrats!
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 07-Oct-2016
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aw, thanks so much Deb!
Comment from Lmsmith
great initial impact of this lovely duck. At least I think it is a duck. The eye just pops right out of there. Amazing detail, very nice lighting and good post processing.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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great initial impact of this lovely duck. At least I think it is a duck. The eye just pops right out of there. Amazing detail, very nice lighting and good post processing.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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It's called a Cormorant. And they are sea birds that dive under water for their meals. Thanks so much Lmsmith!
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a lovely close-up shot of the bird! You have framed it well. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good effort!
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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This is a lovely close-up shot of the bird! You have framed it well. The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good effort!
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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thanks so much seshadri :)
Comment from Paul G.
Yep. I love this one. The black background actually works well. I don't know that I would have even thought of that. I LOVE the eye. Wow. That is good. Excellent framing, focus and detail. So well done in so many ways.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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Yep. I love this one. The black background actually works well. I don't know that I would have even thought of that. I LOVE the eye. Wow. That is good. Excellent framing, focus and detail. So well done in so many ways.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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wow is right! thanks so much for your review and stars!!
Comment from Life is but a dream.
Eileen, I'm very sorry but I do not have a 6.
From the placement of the eye into grid line, to the eye catchment technique used, the black background and the beautiful details of feathers and face, this is award winning Avian Photography! Beautiful in portrait format.
Cyber 6. - walk tall.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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Eileen, I'm very sorry but I do not have a 6.
From the placement of the eye into grid line, to the eye catchment technique used, the black background and the beautiful details of feathers and face, this is award winning Avian Photography! Beautiful in portrait format.
Cyber 6. - walk tall.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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thanks so much for the thought either way Olga. :) I do plan on entering this in a local contest soon.
Comment from RuJPmore
Very interesting photo with unusual positioning of the black Cormorant. The angle of photo makes the bird look almost snake-like and serpentine with his odd position and iridescent feathers, which are smooth and dense like scales. That one green eye really grabs your attention, thank for sharing your intense photo.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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Very interesting photo with unusual positioning of the black Cormorant. The angle of photo makes the bird look almost snake-like and serpentine with his odd position and iridescent feathers, which are smooth and dense like scales. That one green eye really grabs your attention, thank for sharing your intense photo.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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thanks RUJP!
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your welcome
Comment from supergold
a cyber six Eileen for this fantastic close up of the preening cormorant;
outstanding control of exposure for the black "color"; very sharp focus with beautiful capture of the blue turquoise eye;
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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a cyber six Eileen for this fantastic close up of the preening cormorant;
outstanding control of exposure for the black "color"; very sharp focus with beautiful capture of the blue turquoise eye;
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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thanks so much Fred!!
Comment from paulah
A black beauty, indeed.
feathers shine, individual feathers so clear, extraordinary detail. Metallic shine almost shocks. Neck arced into the vertical wing is a graceful, controlled composition, then there is the shocking green eye placed in yellow, which ensures strong initial impact. Super.
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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A black beauty, indeed.
feathers shine, individual feathers so clear, extraordinary detail. Metallic shine almost shocks. Neck arced into the vertical wing is a graceful, controlled composition, then there is the shocking green eye placed in yellow, which ensures strong initial impact. Super.
Comment Written 30-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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wow, thanks so much for this great feedback Paulah!
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thank you for sharing your cormorant.
Comment from Sange
I like the dark background giving this a low key style. You have nice exposure on his body and head with sweet clarity on that turquoise eye.
There is loss of detail on the neck area where his neck has no detail only soft black color. Not sure what happened there.
It looks like it was cloned out or softened.
I was giving a six until I saw that.
It still is a fine capture Shadow because it is the eye that draws us in.
Nice work ;)
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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I like the dark background giving this a low key style. You have nice exposure on his body and head with sweet clarity on that turquoise eye.
There is loss of detail on the neck area where his neck has no detail only soft black color. Not sure what happened there.
It looks like it was cloned out or softened.
I was giving a six until I saw that.
It still is a fine capture Shadow because it is the eye that draws us in.
Nice work ;)
Comment Written 29-Sep-2016
reply by the author on 30-Sep-2016
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not cloned out and not softened. It was already dark so I worked with what I had. :) Thanks so much !!