American Coot

Posted by Mako_Elite on Sat Nov 10, 2018 2:22 pm

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Shot this morning, just watching these Coots and all of the sudden the whole flock about 20 coots took of like a rocket without warning. I had split second to lock on. I am impressed with AF on this 13 years old D2Hs CAM 2000 AF module, not near as fast as D500, but it get the job done nicely.

D2Hs, 200-500mm f/5.6
1/1250, ISO-560, f/5.6, handheld, VR-ON @500mm.

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by Gene Gwin on Sat Nov 10, 2018 4:49 pm

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Mako, Really interesting reflections. Nice action shot.

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by Ron Day on Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:19 pm

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Love the takeoff action, Ludo. Beautiful color and reflections in the water, and super trailing water droplets.

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by LynnS on Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:51 pm

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Ludo, what a fun action shot! Coot looks like it's really hauling, what with that 'leaning into it' body language and water splashes. The wavy striations on the water add to the frenetic energy. Really cool "running on water" image.

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by Karl Egressy on Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:21 pm

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Excellent take off shot, Ludo.

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by Carol Clarke on Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:05 pm

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Great action capture Ludo! The water colours and reflections are beautiful.

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by himadri roy on Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:23 am

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Love the pattern of water in bg. fantastic action shot.

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by Mako_Elite on Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:28 am

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Thank you all for the kind words. The reflection in the water is from Cattails (tall grass). One of my favorite backgrounds, Sun was low and directly behind me.

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by Debapratim Saha on Sun Nov 11, 2018 2:55 am

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Love the water here,an excellent take off shot Mako!

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by david fletcher on Sun Nov 11, 2018 1:07 pm

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nice one Ludo. Much to enjoy although my naughty humour is grinning when I see the "dark water"...

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by Cynthia Crawford on Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:04 am

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Worth a click- great colorful environment and a nice clear shot of the Coot.

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