The Ol' Coot

[Ed Vatza]

Another image made over the weekend at the North Shore (NJ) lakes. As I said with one of the previous images from the weekend, I was down on the ground but, on the bank, I was still a couple feet above water level. So the angle was as low as I could get and yes, it would have been nice to be able to get even lower but it just wasn't possible.

Canon 50D; Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC; tripod-mounted.

1/320 sec @ f/11; ISO 400; -1/3 EV; Sunny WB; FL 600mm (Effective FL 960mm)

[Maxis Gamez]

Gorgeous looking Coot. I wish for lower angle but the composition and details are terrific!

[Alfred Forns]

Love it Ed !! Can also add to have a little more room Seems a little tight !!

Great looking water and fine exposure Those guys are very difficult to expose !!! Big Congrats !!

[Ed Vatza]

Thanks Maxis. Thanks Alfred.

Glad to hear that you like the image. The Coot isn't necessarily an exciting bird but I was happy with the way the image turned out. And I do love that red eye.