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Phalacrocorax fuscescens : Black Faced Cormorant.
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The Black Faced Cormorant does not sit on tree branches, so I captured this one doing what comes natural to his kind. Not so common in Australia as the other cormorants I've captured, these guys are only found on the southern coasts of Australia. I captured this one on the Victorian coast. Strictly a marine and estuary fisher, you won't find this one inland. I had a hard choice to make with this image in post pro - if I wanted the bird to REALLY stand out from the rocks then I had to make the rocks dull and low contrast, but as they make up such a large ratio of the image, the effect was horrible. So I opted for plenty of colour and contrast in the rocks and just worked on the bird to give him as much detail and clarity as possible, not so bad at full size.

Enjoy.

Mikel.

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::Dunstickin
12/13/10 8:24 AM GMT
Very nicely captured pal..

I once carved the head of a cormorant onto one of my sticks from black buffalo horn imported from Vietnam! .. this shape made it so easy to work!

Love the composition on this!..seems to be ignoring you to look at the sun!..
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::LynEve
12/13/10 10:47 AM GMT
Glad you left the colour and texture in the rocks - they are beautiful.
Its a fine looking bird and your brought out the plumage detail splendidly.
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.snapshooter87
12/13/10 5:33 PM GMT
Good work, Mikel.I think this guy has been hangin out with penguins :-).
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Logun7
12/13/10 6:47 PM GMT
Fantastic shot! You did a great job Mikel:0)
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::Inkeri
12/13/10 7:19 PM GMT
Fantastic photo of this Fascinating bird,Mikel.Beautiful composition,Fine detail.
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.ovar2008
12/13/10 9:14 PM GMT
Beautiful
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::cynlee
12/13/10 10:57 PM GMT
Wonderful shot and good composition. There's a lot of interest in the rocks as well.
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::allisontaylor
12/14/10 12:52 AM GMT
I am glad you opted to allow the natural colors of the rocks be. Definitely a treat to see a less common visitor. He shows up great in the larger version.
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.Tedi
12/14/10 2:39 PM GMT
Beautiful bird in a lovely place. I love the rocks, too.
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::Silvanus
12/14/10 11:26 PM GMT
At full size, the photo looks very good Mikel. Excellent post-work! You have a wonderful subject, and the color in the rocks looks great. You've done a nice job with this one.

- Steve
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.brandondockery
12/16/10 1:28 PM GMT
Nice composition!!
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