Great Cormorant

[Atul Sinai]

Hi,

Shot this in Pune, along the coast of river Mula. It was gliding in air before it could land on a perch.

Canon 600D. 400mm f5.6
Manual Exposure
Auto Focus
Manual metering
Shutter Speed 1/1250
Aperture 6.3
ISO 400
Focal Length 400mm
Cropped by 46%
Handheld

Thanks!

Regards,
Atul

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Very nice Atul! Love the pose captured. Nicely exposed too. A little more of the tree of the perch would have enhanced the image in my opinion... did you shoot in bursts?
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice one. I think a higher shutter speed would have been even better. One can see the tail feathers spread out nicely.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Atul Sinai]

Thanks guys !

Abhishek, generally I shoot in burst for action but did not shoot in burst on this occasion. Have been observing this bird for quite a while now, this has been helped me to understand what it is going to do. Still lots to learn

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice flight pose. The wing spread and the eye contact is good. Wish it was closer. Thanks for sharing.