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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Chris Calohan on December 04, 2014, 05:44:31 pm

Title: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Chris Calohan on December 04, 2014, 05:44:31 pm
This guy copped a Musolinni Posture. I couldn't not shoot him.
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 04, 2014, 08:46:33 pm
Nice shot, Chris.

I'll bet there is water nearby. That's the pose Cormorants strike when drying their wings, as they don't have built-in water-proofing oil, like ducks.
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Chris Calohan on December 04, 2014, 11:03:25 pm
It is indeed, Eric. It's counterpart with the straight beak, the Anhinga (attachment) has the same problem with oiless wings in that it must dry them after a certain number of dives or it will simple sink to the bottem. Directly under this lamp standard is a canal leading out to the Gulf of Mexico.
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 04, 2014, 11:15:49 pm
Your Cormorant is obviously a more experienced model than your Anhinga. "I'm not just drying my wings, I'm on view for the whole world to admire!"
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: ErikKaffehr on December 05, 2014, 12:02:21 am
Nice!

Best regards
Erik
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 05, 2014, 12:59:50 pm
This guy copped a Musolinni Posture. I couldn't not shoot him.

I seem to recall Mussolini didn't end up on top of a lamp post  ;)

Nice shot.

Jeremy
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: Chris Calohan on December 05, 2014, 01:18:29 pm
No, he ended up nicely shot :-)
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: maddogmurph on December 05, 2014, 03:34:13 pm
That's actually one of my favorite shots of yours so far.  It makes me smile.  Like hey photo dude, check this out!  Want to see another one?! - Cormorant model... he clearly had a different occupation in his previous life.
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: slothead on December 06, 2014, 08:50:56 am
Haha!  Great image and even greater title!  I love it!
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: mbaginy on December 08, 2014, 04:53:15 am
Great shot!  Reminds me not of a Captain but of a Major I once knew (was our S3).
Title: Re: I AM Captain Cormorant
Post by: SanderKikkert on December 08, 2014, 11:25:40 am
Aren't they some of the funniest looking birds ever, their numbers are steadily on the rise again here in the Netherlands, it always makes me smile when I'm stuck in traffic and one every single lamp post along the line of cars there is one of these creatures in the same pose you photographed here. 

Great Shot, Sander