American Coot at night.....

[dankearl]

Not really, actually 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Best viewed in a dark room.

1/2500, iso1000, f5.6, D610, 340mm (70-200 w/ 1.7 tc), HH
PP in ACR, PS6 & NX2.

610_0318bpn.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=148802&stc=1&d=1422234011)

[P-A. Fortin]

Not an easy subject to expose but you nailed it perfectly. Great detail on the blacks. I love the calm mood.

[Alan Murphy]

Love this shot Dan. A beautiful treatment of the darks. Great photography.

[Satish Ranadive]

Gorgeous image with excellent superfine details in blacks. Superb composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ivan Sjögren]

Beautifully exposed shot! Great details in the blacks in hard conditions. I like the pose and the low angle. I think you have been a bit to quick in ps while reducing the noise. It looks to me that there is a halo around the birds neck and that you lost all detail on the water so that it is never in focus. I understand that you want to highlight the bird but this just makes it unnatural for me.

[Ivan Ellison]

NIce neat image, hard to get right but you have managed this one. Put it in the monthly theme you may be in with a shout.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Pretty cool image here Dan! I love the overall dark tones. There is a small discreet pale patch touching the coot's head that I would certainly touch up. Other than that all is super.

[Jonathan Ashton]

This is beautiful I really like the lighting and the colours super detail in the bill and in the dark plumage. Evern though the image is dark overall I think this would make an excellent print.

[John Robinson]

Missed this one earlier.
As mentioned - excellent detail in the blacks, and the head patch. Well done.
JOhnR

[William Dickson]

Very nice image. I love the details on the black plumage. Great POV and HA. Good work Dan and thanks for sharing

[gail bisson]

Have to agree with all of the above Dan.
Great lesson in exposure. Love all the dark colors and mood created in this shot.
Well done,
gail

[Binu John]

Dramatic shot, Dan! Love the details in the blacks and the dark BG. TFA

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent low key image, Dan.

[David Salem]

Much better than the thumbnail suggests. This is great Dan. Tons of detail and a neat dark mood, even if it isn't at night:w3 Well done