Bosque Coot
Canon 20D w/70-200 f/4, at 200mm, handheld
ISO 200, f/4.5 @ 1/1000, Aperture Priority, Auto Exposure, Exposure Comp @ +2/3EV
Inspired by Wendell's strolling coot, I offer this coot, swimming in a ditch, probably 6-7 feet below me.
The image is a crop from a horizontal, and I cleaned up some floating debris; I found it too distracting.
All comments, criticism, and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
That water is gorgeous Ron !!!!
I see how you were trying to work in some of the top part but keep thinking horizontal here Hard to say since I have not clue what is up ahead !! Either was this is all about feel and it has it !!! ... here the angle in helping out with the reflection I like it a lot !!!!
I agree with Alfred, my first thought was that a horizontal would have worked better (unless distracting elements were eliminated in the cropping). Hard to tell, but it looks like it might be just a tad overexposed. Can't say that I've ever noticed before that there eye's are red. Thanks for sharing.
Eric Virkler
Faces of Nature Photography
www.ericjvirkler.com
Hi Ron - this screams horizontal to me as well - can see why you were trying to include the water - it is gorgeous.
Here I think I would have made two seperate images - one of the Coot and the other a abstract, maybe even a blur of the colours/water.
As presented I would crop a lot of the water from the top and possibly even some from the bottom - to put the area of interest on the Coot - if that is what you want the main point of focus to be - as it is the water area at the top competes with the bird - as I said to me this is two separate distinct images.
Bill Looks a tad bright - although not quite technically over.
Keep em coming :)
Okay folks, here's the repost as suggested. It should have been a horizontal, and yes, I was so blown away by the reflections, that I did try to include all the top in the vertical.
Lance, I did leave the bill right at 245-246 in a few of the brightest spots, and did lower some of the highest values on the bill with linear burn, and yes, it is still pushing the limit. Feel free to repost the shot if you think it can be improved by cropping tighter. I think that's what you were suggesting.
Thanks Alfred, Eric, and Lance for the feedback, it's been a great help.
Lance, Is this anything like you envisioned as an abstract of the water?
great image! on my monitor the coot's bill look a bit hot. Can you take the bill from the reflection and copy it onto the bird?
Ron, the horizontal works. When I first started your thread opening it opens from the top down and I was waiting and waiting for the Coot to appear. As a horizontal it is most cool. The reflections out in front of the Coot adds to the image - the reflections are lovely.
Cheers, Jay
My Digital Art - "Nature Interpreted" - can now be view at http://www.luvntravlnphotography.com
"Nature Interpreted" - Photography begins with your mind and eyes, and ends with an image representing your vision and your reality of the captured scene; photography exceeds the camera sensor's limitations. Capturing and Processing landscapes and seascapes allows me to express my vision and reality of Nature.
Great re post and do love the water as an abstract !!! Just Sweet !!!!
... btw in boat marinas you get all sort of neat looking water reflections .. good to be in lookout !!!
I like the repost alot, very nice colors in that water...
Crikey Ron, do you ever take a crook shot? Love the water, and the horizontal repost...and the abstract!
Jenny, spoken like a true Queenslander! I will be one tomorrow after the citizenship swearing-in ceremony on the Gold Coast.Originally Posted by Jenny Wren
Have you looked at Ron's website; when you do you will answer your own question. :D
Cheers, Jay
My Digital Art - "Nature Interpreted" - can now be view at http://www.luvntravlnphotography.com
"Nature Interpreted" - Photography begins with your mind and eyes, and ends with an image representing your vision and your reality of the captured scene; photography exceeds the camera sensor's limitations. Capturing and Processing landscapes and seascapes allows me to express my vision and reality of Nature.
Good on you Jay. Good luck tomorrow.
Yes I have looked at Ron's website! Just brilliant...I have much to learn.
Eric, Carole, Jenny, Jay, - Thank you for the nice compliments. If it weren't for the feedback I get from you folks, Alfred, Lance, and Cheryl, this image would have been stuck as a vertical. I like it much better as a horizontal. And the water abstract is a bonus; it really helps to have so many people's perspectives on an image.
Okay, Jenny and Jay, I think can read between the lines, but is there an online translator for Queensland-speak? ;):D
I can honestly say that no one has ever said "Crikey" to me before, and a "crook shot" must be a dud. This is really cool stuff I'm learning! :cool::D
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