I'm guessing this is a Double Crested Cormorant. The bird is said to be local in great numbers. It looks like what I see in Wikipedia.
Back to patience. As I was moving slowly through the Refuge, I could see a number of these Cormorants in various locations. This one I saw just paddling around. He/she/it looked like flight was soon and I decided to wait. And wait. And wait. Realistically it was only a few minutes, but it did seem like a long time. And wait.
I don't have any avian transitional images. The birds are either on the ground/water or not. I have seen wonderful shots of avian take offs, landings and attacks. Again, I have none of those.
I was not going to be denied at this time, I knew flight was soon by this one.
And now I have an Avian takeoff.
This was at 9:00 AM on a very cloudy morning. The light was really crappy and cast a bad color on the water. Hey, its Michigan. Doesn't matter, I have my action takeoff.
With light this bad, thank goodness for RAW. A lot of times, I will try Photomatix to help with light levels. When I use this method, I usually end up with a harsh image which I normally like. However with the nature shots, I'm now leaning to a softer, more realistic look. Unless......
But I want this as real as I can get. No funny business.
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 450 mm
Not very colorful. I have a few with a group of Cormorants that has better color, but for now, I have my Avian Takeoff.
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