Cormorant Dawn by Ian Plant

Thursday, 10th September 2009

Cormorant Dawn

by Ian Plant

Shanks Island on the Chesapeake Bay is the summer home to thousands of nesting pelicans, seagulls, and cormorants. Three cormorant chicks on the nest greet the rising sun.

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17 Comments

Adam Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 1:48 am
Wow. Amazing lighting.
Herman Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 2:57 am
A beauty Ian. Well done!!
Pauline Jones Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 7:31 am
A lovely shot; thanks for sharing.
Anurag Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 7:45 am
An early morning incantation to the heavens!!?
Catrin Hinrichs Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 8:38 am
How warm and delightful !
wanda krack Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Really nice positioning of birds and sun. Good exposure as well!
planet lover Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Lovely to see a picture coming from near my home. The beautiful Chesapeake Bay graces the shores of Maryland and Virginia in the U.S., for those EarthShots fans from far away.
Malta Photography Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
very touching shot indeed. great colors and balance.
Renee Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
what a great shot! excellent sun looks so pretty! well done!
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Lovely shot. We should be equally delighted to ‘greet the rising sun’.
Dianne Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
ABSOLUTLEY WONDERFUL! The sun moves quite fast so you had to be on your toes! The sticks in the nest are even represented well and the little feathers on the necks, wonderful detail….just Wonderful!
Photos by Nik Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Love the orange glimmer on the birds the sun
is also positioned perfectly congratulations on potd
mike Says:
September 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Nice colors and Sun in the background.
Su Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 7:06 am
This is a lovely shot nice details
Ellen Empson Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Perfect.
Rajib Singha Says:
September 11th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Picture perfect!
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
September 14th, 2009 at 1:25 am
Wow–even the lowly cormorant looks wonderful in this light! Very nice potd!