Female Goosander.

[ringneck]

They are off as soon as they spot you....I was in Aperture Priority and the speed was not quite up to it.
It's sods law that an unexpected thing happens and you have no time to change settings.
Keith

[Ian]

Re: Female Goosander.

It's still a rewarding capture, Keith

Is a goosander related to a cormorant? We have what I have assumed is a cormorant here on the Grand Union canal in Apsley but it could be one of these?

Ian

[ringneck]

Re: Female Goosander.

Hi Ian....
The Cormorant and Shag are very similar to these.
The Goosander is a member of the Merganser family and are what is known as a saw bill from the serrated edge to the bill.
It would probably be one of these if it has not been there long as they move across the country in Autumn/winter.
Cormorants can be resident all year long.
This was on a very small reservoir (large pond).

This one is a female with brownish head and body...the male is a striking black and white.

Thanks
Keith

[Ian]

Re: Female Goosander.

There is still no exif data - are you using Save for Web in Photoshop 7? This will strip out exif data.

Ian

[Ian]

Re: Female Goosander.

This is from January last year:



And to show how far away it was:



That's three storeys up!

Ian

[ringneck]

Re: Female Goosander.

There is still no exif data - are you using Save for Web in Photoshop 7? This will strip out exif data.

Ian

I am supposed to be leaving the Exif intact......it gets eaten up along with any NR that I do.

Keith

[ringneck]

Re: Female Goosander.

This is from January last year:



And to show how far away it was:



That's three storeys up!

Ian

Blimey brill pics...quality if you can crop like that...why do ALL the camera companies make DSLR's and giant lenses if it can be done in a tiny package like that.
More to the point why can't Olympus do it in a DSLR...

Yes that's a Cormorant.

Keith

[Ian]

Re: Female Goosander.

Actually, the wide shot is at 75mm and the closer one is 300mm but it's still cropped a fair bit. This was with an E-PL1, too

Ian

[Barr1e]

Re: Female Goosander.

I would have been happy with that Keith considering settings.

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I spotted a pair of cormorants on this mornings walk along the canal.

E-5 - 70-300 lens - A.mode - f.9 - ev -0.7 etc

Surprised I managed to get so much detail considering conditions. A gray day with a hint of sun on their breasts. They were about 300 metres away and atop a telephone mast.

Regards. Barr1e