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Eurasian Coot landing
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Eurasian Coot landing

by Rob Drummond

Gallery: AvianPosted February 6, 2013146 views15 comments
5d3 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 800 f8 1/1600 exp comp +1

cheers
Rob

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on February 6, 2013 at 7:48 AM
Great action shot. Exposure is spot on and the red eye is really beautiful.
Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 6, 2013 at 8:45 AM
Beautiful detail, Rob and a great landing shot. I might be tempted to crop some from the bottom-I find the partial wing reflection a bit distracting.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on February 6, 2013 at 8:59 AM
Nice feather detail and exposure of blacks and whites. Have always liked their unusual feet. These feet look more grayish. The feet are greenish on the American Coot. Nice shot.
Registered on April 20, 2008, 307 Posts, 604 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on February 6, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Wonderful action, you can just feel the feet reaching for the landing.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 6, 2013 at 10:11 AM
Not an easy shot to get, Rob. Exposure looks great and I like your comp. Nicely done.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 6, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Hi Rob,

This is very nice - and for me that sharply focused and pointed left foot really makes the shot (don't ask me why - couldn't tell you). Hard to find much to knock on this one - real nice to look at...

Cheers...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 6, 2013 at 4:47 PM
Excellent. Nice to see something different in a coot shot.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 6, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Cracking shot Rob! Love the pose....especially the position of the feet.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 6, 2013 at 5:56 PM
Interesting action.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 6, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Well done! No nits! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 7, 2013 at 3:52 AM
Great flight action you captured Rob :cool: I really like those feet too :biggrin:

Ken Archer
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 7, 2013 at 6:11 PM
Nice one. Looks like an ink sketch with all the metallic colors and only the red eye to set it off. Like the comp a lot, too, Rob.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 7, 2013 at 7:48 PM
Awesome action Rob, love how you caught it landing. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 9, 2013 at 8:30 PM
Coot ballet! I really like this! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on February 10, 2013 at 5:53 PM
Excellent action pose and detail for this hard to expose bird. TFS.
Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments