Cormorants

[annie57]

Those are beautiful and I love the second one flying right at you.

 

[nzmacro]

All of them are great shots with the first one being my favorite. Was it cropped? I'm curious to see what the antlers are attached to.

A very good question Yes I always crop bird shots and this one is out in the middle of nowhere on a river where there are two boat sheds with jetties. On one of those is a fixed stag skull, but of course it needed cropping to get what I posted in that shot.

So for you since you asked.......... hang on, I need to dig it out ........

• SONY - NEX-7
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• 1/2500 sec
• Spot
• Auto exposure
• 0.3
• ISO 200

All the best and curiosity put to bed I imagine Not quite as interesting.

Danny.

 

[Joe Trimarchi]

A very good question Yes I always crop bird shots and this one is out in the middle of nowhere on a river where there are two boat sheds with jetties. On one of those is a fixed stag skull, but of course it needed cropping to get what I posted in that shot.

So for you since you asked.......... hang on, I need to dig it out ........

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All the best and curiosity put to bed I imagine Not quite as interesting.

Danny.

A very good question Yes I always crop bird shots and this one is out in the middle of nowhere on a river where there are two boat sheds with jetties. On one of those is a fixed stag skull, but of course it needed cropping to get what I posted in that shot.

So for you since you asked.......... hang on, I need to dig it out ........

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All the best and curiosity put to bed I imagine Not quite as interesting.

Danny.

I like both versions. Thanks for showing both of them. I also crop all of my bird shots.

 

[PentUp]

A very good question Yes I always crop bird shots and this one is out in the middle of nowhere on a river where there are two boat sheds with jetties. On one of those is a fixed stag skull, but of course it needed cropping to get what I posted in that shot.

So for you since you asked.......... hang on, I need to dig it out ........


All the best and curiosity put to bed I imagine Not quite as interesting.

Danny.

Choice...!

 

[Blufftonian]

The first shot is just terrific. Is it a Black Shag (aka Common Cormorant)? At least that’s what it looks like from my Collins Guide book that I bought while visiting way back in the 1980’s. My wife and I rented a camper and travelled all over the North and South Islands.

I also have an old friend who emigrated there from the UK and now lives close to Tauranga. We keep in touch regularly.

 

[BrandonBirder]

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Various camera boxes with Olympus and Sony, but all with the 35-40 year old Canon FD 500 F/5.6L, still an excellent lens.

All the best folks.

Danny.

Great shots Danny. You have a lot of skill. Especially love the firs. Looks like a cormorant sitting on the horn of an off camera giant deer. But it’s only a tree.

 

[nzmacro]

Great shots Danny. You have a lot of skill. Especially love the firs. Looks like a cormorant sitting on the horn of an off camera giant deer. But it’s only a tree.

Might pay to look at the shot above us uncropped Brandon.