Posted by Ian Mason on January 27, 2009 at 6:37 PM
1D2n, 600mm f4 is x1.4, 1/500s, f7.1, iso 200
The coots have been quiet, indeed hiding, for a few weeks. However, they were a lot livlier last weekend and, for a change, I managed to get a couple of shots that were sharp on the head, rather than the wake. It's hugely entertaining to watch from this perspective and I expect them to get ever friskier over the next few weeks.
Great action... It may be the compression but the blacks appear to be blocking up a little, looking at the whites it looks like the image will stand a slight lift in the levels, this would help to bring the eye out a little more as well... love the stern look these birds have....
Posted by Nigel Blake on January 28, 2009 at 4:26 AM
I really do like that, the warm background colours countered by the cold blues in the water really add life to the shot. Maybe its a tad too tightly cropped though, I think it needs a little more space around the Coot to give it some "room to breathe" in the frame !
Posted by John Chapman on January 28, 2009 at 5:43 AM
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10 repliesThe coots have been quiet, indeed hiding, for a few weeks. However, they were a lot livlier last weekend and, for a change, I managed to get a couple of shots that were sharp on the head, rather than the wake. It's hugely entertaining to watch from this perspective and I expect them to get ever friskier over the next few weeks.
Captured action so well.
Barry
Lee
Ian
More space left so he's coming into a gap is a minor nit.
Cheers
JohnR
paul