Cormorants appear to "walk on water" as they take off, something I have never photographed at close range. This cormorant had just eaten a large fish and groomed itself, so I thought that it might fly off to a dry perch to sleep off lunch.
I set up for the take off and got a few halfway decent shots in the series. Unfortunately, I had to shoot at 1/500 in our usual gloom & doom lighting to avoid insanely high ISO settings. This caused the wings and water to blur somewhat as I focused on the body.
This is not the effect I had hoped to capture. Hopefully I will get more chances on sunnier days when I can get the angle I desire and can shoot at higher shutter speeds to freeze the action.
I set up for the take off and got a few halfway decent shots in the series. Unfortunately, I had to shoot at 1/500 in our usual gloom & doom lighting to avoid insanely high ISO settings. This caused the wings and water to blur somewhat as I focused on the body.
This is not the effect I had hoped to capture. Hopefully I will get more chances on sunnier days when I can get the angle I desire and can shoot at higher shutter speeds to freeze the action.
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