Coot

Gallery: AvianPosted December 1, 2010474 views16 comments

Coot at sunrise. As usual, truck window on bean bag.
Taken at the rookery where I used to shoot in Sorrento, La.

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time: MARCH 6 @ 6:47AM
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used NEVER
Focal Length 850 mm (500MM VR + TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/160 sec
Aperture f/8
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -2/3
Metering Mode matrix
RAW
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 1, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Wow. Check out those feet!! Beautiful light. A unique shot of a Coot.

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Comment posted by Sally King on December 1, 2010 at 11:18 AM

Beautiful shot. I agree with Keith about the feet. These guys are hard to expose correctly IMO and you have done superbly. Excellent detail and great light.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 1, 2010 at 11:36 AM

Nice light, as always. Strong composition. Excellent presentation.

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Comment posted by Tom Wilson on December 1, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Never thought I'd say this but, great shot of a Coot!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 1, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Have not seen a good Coot in a while... I love images that show their ridiculous feet and I think the Coot is one of the best looking birds in early morning light.

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on December 1, 2010 at 1:43 PM

Excellent pose light and detail. Cannot get over how big the feet are.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 1, 2010 at 2:00 PM

This is a lovely capture

Colours and lighting are superb and just look at those feet

Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 1, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Sweet.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 1, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Gorgeous light, Ronnie. Those feet are wild-I don't think I've seen a shot that showed them before now.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 1, 2010 at 9:28 PM

Excellent Ronnie. Gorgeous light, great pose, open bill and view of those big feet. Your usual fine techs.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on December 2, 2010 at 8:22 AM

Absolutely gorgeous!

Just WOW!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Superb image, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 2, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Terrific Ronnie, that light is fantastic, and I LOVE the view of those feet.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on December 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM

Nice one Ronnie - love the shafts of light on the water

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 4, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Beautifully captured, Ronnie!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 6, 2010 at 2:22 PM

The best Coot shot I have ever seen, I really like the light and composition showing those crazy feet, excellent job.

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