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Coot

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Posted by tony flashman on March 9, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Coot
While waiting for a Barn Owl to show up the Coots on a nearby pond gave something to point the camera at.

Nikon D300
Nikon 300mm f2.8 +1.7TC
1250th sec
f6.3
560 iso

hand held, laying down in the mud!
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on March 9, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Lovely warm colours and I like the positioning in the frame (maybe a sliver more at the top would help?). Nicely exposed on the Coot too :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 9, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Tony, this is a fabulous shot with the low angle really lifting the subject. However, on my screen the coot itself is a little too dark and I think that a slight tweak of shadows/highlights would lift it that bit further.

David
Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 9, 2010 at 10:21 AM
Lovely, great pov, I really like the reflected reeds and comp. The coot is a little dark on my screen too, but only a very tiny bit.

Lovely shot! :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 9, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Hi Tony, very nice capture and I like the setting also the POV. :toast:
Posted by Justin on March 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Very nice indeed.
Love the impact that the low angle gives and good exposure too. :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on March 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM
Compotion makes the image for me,wonderful light and colours also,love the eye :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 10, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Like the comp and lighting.
Posted by Cliff Young on March 10, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Difficult bird to photograph well but you've done well with this. The low camera angle is spot on, the setting perfect and that eye contact make it all work. Agree with David & Dawn that the Coot is just a bit dark on my screen. :smile: