Back to Black

By Words | Published December 3, 2012

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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7 Comments

  1. derWandersmann December 4, 2012 at 2:12 am #

    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 December 4, 2012 at 5:12 am #

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

  3. serola December 4, 2012 at 8:12 am #

    Last shot is the best :hat:

  4. Words December 4, 2012 at 10:12 pm #

    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 December 4, 2012 at 11:12 pm #

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

  6. Words December 4, 2012 at 11:12 pm #

    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 December 5, 2012 at 6:12 am #

    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: