Coots

[Jonathan Ashton]

Canon 7D Canon 500mm f4 L IS & 1.4TC Manual mode ISO 400 1/2500 sec f6.3.
I have a number of similar images, usually one bird is sharp and the head of the other not quite so sharp, I think this is about the best I managed in terms of focus and getting the both heads illuminated. All comments welcome - especially composition (the image is cropped)

[Iain Barker]

Hi Jon,
Well done on capturing both coots heading towards you and they both look nicely exposed. Composition wise I think I would move the birds lower by cropping from the bottom with maybe more at the top.

TFS
Iain

[Marina Scarr]

Terrific action you captured here. Agree on cropping a tad from the bottom which would put more emphasis on your subjects and this terrific behavior/action.

[Randall Farhy]

Nice action shot! Not easy getting both in a pleasing position such as this. Agree with above, do you have more room to the left? If so I'd also slide the pair a little bit to the center, and take out some of the splash on the right- giving them room to run.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, well exposed on both coots, and both look pretty sharp to me, especially when they are up to their usual antics. Im glad you left the trailing water, and a coot image is the only image where the subjects are well placed on the other half of the frame. Another vote for taking some off the bottom.

[keith mitchell]

Jonathan don't think I can add anything re composition, you really have caught the action, and two sharp birds to boot.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the action you captured here. I would go with a pano crop taking some off the bottom and adding on the left. Well done Jonathan.

[Karl Egressy]

Great action shot, Jon. Well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. As it is I have added canvas to the left already and filled with Content Aware (note how straight the waves have become on the LHS) the more I extended the canvas the more (I thought) it would become that I had extended the canvas. I agree a little more off the bottom would help. Thanks again I really do appreciate your suggestions.

[christopher galeski]

nice action shot Jonathan,like the trailing water,agree on pano crop.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of very nice moment you have captured. I like the poses,head turns,wing positions and flash of water. I will keep the composition as it is.

Regards,
Satish.