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A cormorant sits on a bare fork of driftwood that stands up out of the water, its head turned to the right. Leaves close to the lens make dark blurred shapes over the left of the frame.
Bangalore, IN

The Perch

This is from the same morning walk at Puttanahalli Lake in September 2026. The cormorant was sitting on a fork of driftwood out in the water, and I waited still with the leaves close to the lens until its head turned.

Camera
FUJIFILM X-T5
Lens
XF50-140mm F2.8 R LM OIS WR
Aperture
f/2.8
Shutter
1/1000 s
ISO
200
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