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Another overcast day, with spots of rain persisting after an overnight downpour. I circuited the pond looking for a subject, and finally came across a lone cormorant perched on one of the several poles that jut out of the water.

Nothing else to report from today. It's been quiet.
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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  1. derWandersmann

    4 Dec 2012

    Well, every day can't be a three-ring circus, Words. And you've made good use of this one. He's quite blue in this light, and the detail in the feathers is remarkable. It's made the bill go white, though … but that doesn't ruin the shot.

  2. SittingFox

    4 Dec 2012

    Ah yes, rain – I'd nearly forgotten what it was. At least cormorants are all-weather birds.

  3. serola

    4 Dec 2012

    Last shot is the best :hat:

  4. Words

    4 Dec 2012

    dW, it was a bit of a struggle processing those shots. They were taken at a high ISO (1600) and a low shutter speed, but as basic shots of the day they are fine.

  5. Words

    4 Dec 2012

    Sami, it's the way he's looking back that makes the last shot.

  6. Words

    4 Dec 2012

    Adele, the rain is at least tending to come in over night. I don't mind that so much, though the fields here are not much more than mud.

  7. serola

    5 Dec 2012

    Originally posted by Words:

    it's the way he's looking back that makes the last shot.

    :yes: you are right, and also the composition :up:

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