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Description
Silverwood Lake in Tucson is a nice place for shorebirds. There were a number of coots enjoying the fruit that were falling out of what looked like a palm tree. This one grabbed this one and was a little bit in a hurry eating it, which was successful.
Specific Feedback
Did I need more DOF. Is the small twig distracting at his feet/
Technical Details
Canon r6ii with RF 200-800 f/6.3-9 at 800mm f/10 1/2500 ISO 2000
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I must say first up, I have rarely seen a coot on land. So kudos there. And, I have never seen one eating palm fruit. Really cool behavioural image.
The twig and the other shape on the waters edge is a little distracting for me and I think it would be an easy fix to remove both. I do love seeing the birds feet.
Depth of field is fine, Dean. A very unusual action to see as we usually see them diving for whatever’s under water. I’d be tempted to bring the plumage down a bit, but I’m on a laptop and the tones change with screen angle, so take that with a barrel of salt.
Dean, I’ve also never seen a coot on land, nor eating a berry! an unusual catch, for sure.
I’m not on a laptop, and I agree that the breast plumage is bright, and some added contrast or other darkening would help. I’d also remove the stuff around the webbed feet, so they are in a clear view. DOF is fine from here.
