Coot in Fall light

[dankearl]

1/400, f5.6, 500m (300 w/ 1.7), iso1600, D800, HH

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[Corey Hayes]

nice shot, how did you get so close? they always fly away when I approach

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot.
I really like the pose, wonderful water color, great comp, and nice details.
Well done.

[John Cooper]

Always difficult to get a good coot image Dan that has imapct, but you have achieved it here with this stunning BG - well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Dan, love the colorful water, low angle and details. I see some magenta cast in the blacks. easy fix

well done!

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Love the golden colors and low angle Dan. Agree with cast though, nice work.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Dan -

Wonderful capture. The bg color plays really well with the subject. You seemed to extract a lot of detail out in the feathers, gorgeous!

Miguel

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very neat, I really like the pose here with the straight and slightly backwards leaning neck. Good exposure, awesome water colour and texture. I see more of a bluish cast than a magenta one. In Hue/saturation pull down the blue channel's saturation by 40-50 points, you'll see a big difference.

[Doug Brown]

I'm going with Daniel here; I see a bluish cast in the blacks. Love the water color, but not crazy about the head angle on this frame; it makes the bird's head look distorted IMO.

[David Salem]

Beautiful water color. Exposed well and great detail in the blacks. Nice work on a overlooked species..

[Karl Egressy]

Beautiful light and water, Dan.

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

I seldom see a fall coot image, so nice to see the good water color. re: head angle, I would prefer it either a bit further away, or right down the barrel.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the low angle, water colour and texture. Nice image Dan.

[gareth thomson]

That water is stunning: the light, the colors, the shutter-induced blur. Great feather detail too.

[dankearl]

Thanks for comments and I agree on the blue caste and the HA.
I have ones with a better HA, but I loved the water in this one.
I will work on the color with your suggestions.

[Petros Petrou]

Great image. The water color makes the difference here indeed! Great light, pose, sharpness. TFS