Airborne Coot

Gallery: AvianPosted April 14, 2017121 views9 comments

Finally got a coot completely airborne. Not an easy feat. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f7.1
1/1600s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 800

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 14, 2017 at 11:19 AM

Very nice capture of the dark colors. Love the feet of these birds. Very nice

Registered on March 19, 2013, 52 Posts, 161 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 14, 2017 at 12:47 PM

Nice job, Jerry. It takes them forever and usually they seem to change their minds before they get off the water. A beautiful angle to boot and some sweet light. Very well done.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 14, 2017 at 3:09 PM

Best Coot shot I have seen. The only thing I could see to make it better would have been if I took the shot! sad

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 14, 2017 at 4:24 PM

This is an excellent capture Jerry. Love the feet hanging down and the feather detail is remarkable. Great pose, comp and bg.

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 14, 2017 at 6:54 PM

Excellent! I have never been able to catch the darn things in the air.
Great pose, fine detail, and sweet BG.
Really nice work!
sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 14, 2017 at 9:40 PM

Perfect exposure, perfect sharpness, wonderful details.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 16, 2017 at 11:27 AM

Your persistence paid off. Jerry. Great action shot with really nice detail in the blacks. Well worth all of your waiting.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on April 16, 2017 at 11:57 AM

This is really nice Jerry. You got terrific exposure on the blacks against a superior background which makes the bird pop nicely. Lovely detail. Funny thing, I always thought these were flightless birds. I don't think I've ever seen one fly. This is some feet!!!

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 16, 2017 at 2:23 PM

Nice catch, Jerry ! Fast flyers, usually they run over water, hardly ever really taking of. Great work devil

, Cheers, Hans

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