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Common as Muck #2

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Posted by PhilH on July 3, 2006 at 3:41 AM
Common as Muck #2
20D, 400/2.8, ISO400, 1/1000 @ f4.5, EV -1/3, Gitzo 500 + 393, RSP + CS2.

Hi,

Finally finished a commitment to carry out a couple of workshops, have been asked to organise more, (guess I will have to start charging more :biggrin: )

Sent the participants out on a challenge for the exposure part, which was to go and get a good image of a Coot, which IMO is a great test of exposure skills.

Of course I joined in as well and this is one of my efforts....

All the best
Posted by Adrian North on July 3, 2006 at 4:49 AM
Phil - love the image nice and well exposed. Really love the full reflection.

Don't think I'll come on your workshops though - your challenges look to be too difficult :biggrin:

Adrian
Posted by Mark sellings on July 3, 2006 at 5:38 AM
Lovely image - reflection and composition are what make it stand out from most other coot images I've seen (and indeed taken!).

You've just got to love those feet!

Cheers

Mark
Posted by Alan Bryant on July 3, 2006 at 6:04 AM
Great shot :cool:

Fantastic light, and i love that reflection

Oh and lol at those feet

Well done :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on July 3, 2006 at 10:49 AM
May be 'common as muck' but the image is beautiful - well seen and taken!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on July 3, 2006 at 11:19 AM
Great shot, well exposed.....
Rene de Heer
Posted by Tim Munsey on July 3, 2006 at 11:25 AM
Charming coot, great water colour and exposures not so bad either.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Graeme Lee on July 3, 2006 at 4:10 PM
Hi Phil,

I agree with Mark that the composition and reflection makes this stand out from many many Coot images I've seen (and taken!) as well!!

Superb :toast: :toast:

Graeme
Posted by John MacTavish on July 4, 2006 at 8:33 AM
Lovely light and pose.
As for the challenge, would it not have been more of a test to shoot it in jpeg? That way small exposure tweaks in RAW conversion software would be eliminated.

:wink:

John :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on July 4, 2006 at 9:40 AM
Hi Phil, I think you passed the test with honours - very pleasing Coot-photo, with exposure dead on :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Gardner on July 5, 2006 at 4:13 PM
Lovely coot image. Different to the usual stuff.

John
Posted by Nick on July 5, 2006 at 5:21 PM
"Do my feet look big in these?" :biggrin:

Like it Phil - nice exposure.
Posted by Paula Graham on July 5, 2006 at 5:38 PM
Great Coot shot...what amazing feet they have.
Posted by Justin on July 9, 2006 at 6:14 PM
Hi Phil,

Maybe a common species but the shot is a cut above the rest. :toast: