American Coot

[Bill Dix]

Captured in Tucson last year.

D7000, 500f4, ISO 1000, 1/320s @ f/7.1 manual.

[keith mitchell]

Nice tranquil image Bill ,I do like the water,birds feathers going from grey to almost black look spot on especially with the water droplets.I noticed something different about this Coot to the ones I see,these Coots are a bit different to the Eurasian Coot with out the white plate above the beak .Thanks for showing this one.

Keith.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image, Bill Sir.
beautiful exposures in blacks. Very nice reflection and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

Very nice Bill.
Lovely water color and exposure looks good with nice details in the blacks and beak,
Gail

[Bill Nuttall]

quite peaceful

[Geoffrey Montagu]

This image has a beautiful calm quality, Bill. If you hadn't mentioned where this was, it initially looked as if it was taken on a lake formed by glacial runoff. Nicely captured.

Geoffrey




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[Robert Kimbrell]

Very nice exposure Bill, The water has a pleasing color here, and a hint of a gentle wake. Well done.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Bill. I like the calm water, exposure control, sharpness, composition and bubble in the water.

[Jim Keener]

That background is exquisite. And from your use, seems to be specifically suited for this bird. I've been working on American Coots lately in Albuquerque and will be using this as a standard. I especially like the dark grey body leading to the black neck and head. Thanks for putting this one up.