The Cormorants

Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing.
The green sheen on the cormorants is very fascinating!
Update: I have updated the previous post with exif data.
Technical Details:
Exposure: 1/500sec at f/5.6
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM
Time: 1.45 PM
Date: November 3, 2007


another lovely repeating pattern pic .. the dark green stands out well and combine that and rust an you have a good recipe for a pic.
might like to see it cropped closed to the birds perhaps ..
November 14, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Back here after a long time, and I love this shot. Kinda makes me want to turn around to see what they are looking at
A little more detail of the birds themselves might be nice, as Vikas suggested.
I havent seen so many of them together before. There used to be quite a number of them at Hebbal lake, btw.
November 15, 2007 at 9:38 am
Thanks Vikas, Vid! A closeup of a cormorant and some more birds coming up. I had seen pictures of pelicans sitting on the very same posts. But when i went, i found cormorants!
Vid, didn’t know there were a lot of these near Hebbal Lake…Next time I’m there, will look
November 15, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Nice shot. Perfect order in the birds. love the background blur. Wonder what they are all looking at?
November 15, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Thanks Sreekar. They were watching for other cormorants, and when the others flew by, they all took off, a couple of minutes later!
November 15, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Lovely green shade on the birds. A little cropping would be nicer. There are not that many birds in Hebbal Lake nowadays. Too much of sewage & weeds in the water.
November 16, 2007 at 9:21 am
Thanks Sumida. I struggled with the cropping bit, but then decided to leave the aspect ratio to 8×10 and then work around that. Too bad about Hebbal Lake..when will people wake up?
November 16, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Nice pics
March 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm