Cormorant morning makeup

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Hi Bart and welcome! Interesting pose you have captured and I like the wing position on the left with the bird’s head turned around to preen. I also like the composition with the bird on the left and a strong diagonal going to the right. I think taking out the lone stob on the lower left may help some. I think you may also be able to lift the darks on the bird’s body for more detail there. Nice image.

p.s. including shooting specs like ISO, shutter speed, and aperture would help in critiquing.