Can't find shoes to fit

Gallery: AvianPosted February 26, 2015125 views5 comments

Geneva, Switzerland

D300S VR 150 - 500 mm/max f5/6.3 G @ 180 mm f/7.1 ISO 800 1/320 s
EV +0.67 WB cloudy Hand held
Tiff image Bit depth 8 72% of full frame Photoshop PS6

Cute Coot pictures seem to be ever popular so I thought I’d post this one. The coot is standing in shallow water and the overhead shot produced some distortion, notably to it’s breast. Accordingly I reduced the width of the breast to a more acceptable perspective. I made no alterations to the bird’s size 14’s!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 26, 2015 at 5:00 AM

This looks tack sharp to me David, especially in the LP. Of course compositionally I would prefer a lower POV, but tech wise this looks very nice.

New glass?

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 26, 2015 at 9:16 AM

Nice look at those feet that you don't usually get. The techs look good. The steep angle is not ideal, but if it were lower you probably would not have had as good a look at those monster feet. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 26, 2015 at 10:32 AM

I have never seen these feet before but have heard about them. Wow, no wonder it is so hard for them to get out of the water and fly. Well done

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on February 26, 2015 at 10:34 AM

I like the pose and the view of the feet. Detail looks sharp.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 26, 2015 at 1:37 PM

Although this is a POV that normally wouldn't work for me , in this case it works excellently showing these amazing feet ! Well done, Hans

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