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Coot

by John Tobias

Gallery: AvianPosted November 24, 2014114 views3 comments
Went out to a local lake to try for geese in flight photos, but nothing was moving except for a few coots. This one posed nicely. tight crop to avoid coot rear end.

Canon PS SX50
1/250 @ F-6.5 ISO 320
Canon 3.8-247 @ 247mm
monopod

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 24, 2014 at 2:24 PM
I like the feeding action here John, a little tight in the frame for me and the best light looks to be falling on it's back as opposed to it's face. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by David Rowe on November 24, 2014 at 3:23 PM
Nice one John but I think I would lighten what is left of the clean portion of the beak (closer to white) and the ocular ring (red)
Registered on December 20, 2013, 133 Posts, 286 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 24, 2014 at 8:20 PM
Coots are messy eaters! :biggrin: A bit tight and a little soft. A little selective sharpening and dodging on the head would step this up a notch. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments