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Coot in a hurry

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 8, 2008 at 2:40 PM
Coot in a hurry
Hi to all,

Coot , getting a spurt on :biggrin: , photographed this morning from a hide so the point of view isn't the best , but still the best Coot shot i've taken to date.

Converted in DPP / Processed in CS2 (Cropped)

Canon 1D3 , 500F4IS + 1.4T/c , Gitzo1325 , Wimberley v2
1/1250th @ F8 -1/3rd E/comp iso400

All comments most welcome

Regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 8, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Love the feet on these birds Andy,they can literally walk on water........superb

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Posted by Craig Nash on March 8, 2008 at 2:56 PM
I like this one as well.Seems well exposed as black and whites can be a difficult mix.
Posted by Rob Howard on March 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Hi Andrew,

Very good. Spending a bit of time with these great little birds, well exposed and a shot that i am after.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Nice coot shot Andy :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 8, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Nice Coot Andy, always difficult to get the exposure right and on this one you have :toast:


Ian
Posted by eric weight on March 9, 2008 at 3:25 AM
Excellent exposure control and timing. I think a bit more canvas on the left would be nice, but a fine shot nonetheless.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 9, 2008 at 3:31 AM
Very nice shot Andy, The slightly flatter light that this appears to have been shot in works well from an exposure viewpoint.
I was just about to post a similar image, but I'll leave it a couple of days
Posted by Frederic Desmette on March 9, 2008 at 4:02 AM
nice picture, lot`s of action...
Frederic
Posted by Ian Andrews on March 9, 2008 at 5:42 AM
Very well caught. :toast:

Ian :smile:
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 9, 2008 at 8:11 AM
Hi Andy,

Superb capture! Great action, well timed and nicely exposed!
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Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 9, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Excellent action captured!
And very well done on exposure handling!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Ian Mason on March 9, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Excellent! I thought I had one like this today - looked good on LCD, but the focus was on the spray and not the bird. Very well done.
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 9, 2008 at 5:11 PM
Great action Andrew I dont mind the viewing angle at all.Good exposure. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 9, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Hi to all,

Thanks for the comments gents , really appreciate them :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by David Kjaer on March 9, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Love it!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on March 10, 2008 at 6:40 AM
Super with great action... good wildlife photography....

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