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Sunrise Coot

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 24, 2016135 views5 comments

One from the dock where I stayed with Mike Ramy in Florida this March. It was a great place to spend sunrise.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, handheld?, f/7.1, 1/1250, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Straightened and cropped mostly from the left, top and bottom to 6.7 MP before resizing. Taken at 7:25 AM on March 23rd.

Comments and criticisms are welcome.

devil

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 25, 2016 at 8:49 AM

The orange stripes in the water are a great extra, Dennis. I also really like the splashes of water behind the coot.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 25, 2016 at 10:04 AM

Hey Dennis,
So this is what's going on while I'm still sleeping . . .
Great entry for this WC and I love those sunrise colors in the water. Looks like you just had a fishing boat ease past to give you those gentle ripples.
Well done . . . laugh

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on July 25, 2016 at 10:55 AM

You timed this one nice, Dennis.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 26, 2016 at 3:51 PM

Love the coot outline and the water trail Dennis. The colors of the water are also nice and provide a nice grid. I kind of would like to see more of the reflection of the coot, but that is a personal taste issue as some may not like reflections like this and that might upset the balance of the composition.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 2, 2016 at 1:09 PM

You made an exciting image of a rather plain bird! I like the colors, the water splash, and how you have light coming through the wing feathers. Well taken! Thanks for sharing.

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