Coot

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

This shot was taken at my local park. I tried to capture the intimacy of the moment. The adult would bob down and pick up some algae or weeds and feed the individual chick, depending upon who shouted loudest.
Canon 20D Canon 500mm L IS
ISO 200
1/800 sec @ f 5.6

[Maxis Gamez]

HI Jonathan,

A very nice intimate moment. Very nice timing and head positions. You did well with the blacks and whites and the low angle is terrific. Excellent work!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Realy like this image Jonathan and the pose of the two is very a touching capture. A special moment and your timing was perfect. Love the crop and the dark BG as well. Lovely work.

[Lori A. Cash]

Excellent capture. Love the interaction and pose. You did a great job with the low angle and exposure. Well done.

[Randy Stout]

Jonathan:

Very nice job holding the white bill on the adult coot. I find them very hard to expose for the black body and white bill. Very warm moment captured.

Randy

[Philip Lombard]

Excellent shot, sharp.

[Julie Kenward]

What a nice capture! I love seeing the exchange between the parent and the chick. Everything is sharp and detailed; great BG.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A tender moment nicely captured!! You could lose about 40% of the space below. I like the two beads of water on the shared string. The baby looks oversharpened?

[Peregrine Craig Nash]

Lovely and very tender image.

[Rosl Roessner]

WOW, I like the feeling and intimacy a lot! This is a really warm image! Thanks for sharing!

[DanWalters]

Really like the intimate feel. Great exposure in the blacks also.