Common Coot

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Description

Just a common coot. Ripples on the deep blue water. Red eye, white beak, reflection. Content to go about its day.

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Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

Technical Details

Canon 5DMiii, f9, 1/640 sec, iso 400, 100-400/1.4TC at 365 mm.

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Very nice job on the exposure with good detail in the plumage yet without blowing out the bill which is so easy to do on these. I like the composition with the rings around the coot.

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Hi Ed, nice details and exposure on the coot. Love seeing that red eye. The rings give a sense of symmetry so the centered composition works pretty well.

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A peaceful scene. Good detail in the body and the bill isn’t blown out (which I usually do). Nice look at the red eye. The ripples in the water add to the image.

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I appreciate your kind remarks @Dennis_Plank, @Allen_Brooks and @Allen_Sparks. Ed