Coot in flight

Chris,

You did well to get this bird in flight and there is sharp texture throughout. The wing position is good Well done!

Chris, I like the blur in the wings. like the detail in the blacks. great comp and sharpness. A fantastic photo.

I don't know that I've ever seen a coot flight shot. I like this quite a bit. The blurred wings add a nice sense of motion.

An excellent flight shot with your 10D, Chris!
I like the blurred wing too and the blue bg ... won't want to change a thing.

Chris
This is really a cool shot. I don't know that I've ever seen a flight shot of one and actually I'm not sure that I've ever really noticed them even flying much. You did a great job....especially using the 10D.

Chris,

The blur adds a sense of motion. I like it.

You got excellent wing position and exposure on this. You might second guess it but this is still quite good. And it's exceptional if this is full frame with a 600, a 1.4 on the 10D.

Great catch Chris!

Very nice capture and good exposure to boot!! Love the stretch wings, Congrats!!

Absolutely spot on!!! I love this shot. A great image and the best Coot shot I've ever seen.

Hi Chris, Well done! Why ISO 100 in the first place?

How did you figure your exposure for this one?

Best, Artie

Chris,

Great capture.

Jim

Nice capture. Good detail and nice wing blur.

Bill Keown

Arthur Morris wrote:Hi Chris, Well done! Why ISO 100 in the first place?

How did you figure your exposure for this one?

Best, Artie

Hi Art,

Can't say I had much of a plan. Usually I shoot at ISO 200 but occasionally I'll try ISO 100 if there's plenty of light. I can't really tell any diff. between 100 and 200 on the 10D.

Shot in Evaluative at -2/3. I was prepared to shoot Osprey flying through the cove with mid-tone backgrounds. Wanted to try and keep the details in the whites. When the coots started taking off I didn't feel like I had time to make any adjustments. It worked out pretty well since the bill didn't get blown out. The detail in the bill is much more obvious on the larger file.

Wish I had a better reason for the exposure but it seems to have worked out.

Any opinions would be appreciated.

Very well done and nice placement in the frame. Solid technicals.