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#63 Birds In Flight: “Cormorant Takes Flight” By Emma Parker (Shortlist)
“I had been visiting the cormorants for several years in Centennial Park, even before I picked up a camera. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I learnt about the breeding colours, where they nest and what time of year. I knew there was a colony in the park, with a perfect opportunity to photograph at dusk when activity peaks with cormorants coming to and from nest sites with food and repair items. This cormorant was about to swoop into the water to collect reeds when I captured this shot, lined up against a darkened bank. I underexposed a couple of stops so the breeding colours really stood out. It was worth the wait.”
Great Pied Cormorant, Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW
Image credits: birdlifephotoaward.org.au
“I had been visiting the cormorants for several years in Centennial Park, even before I picked up a camera. It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I learnt about the breeding colours, where they nest and what time of year. I knew there was a colony in the park, with a perfect opportunity to photograph at dusk when activity peaks with cormorants coming to and from nest sites with food and repair items. This cormorant was about to swoop into the water to collect reeds when I captured this shot, lined up against a darkened bank. I underexposed a couple of stops so the breeding colours really stood out. It was worth the wait.”
Great Pied Cormorant, Centennial Park, Sydney, NSW
Image credits: birdlifephotoaward.org.au
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