Continuing my intro to the forum here. I shoot primarily with the Nikon Z8 and Z 800mm f6.3 but I also use my Z6III and the 180-600 or the 400mm f4.5 with or without TC's. Most of what I do is close to home and I decided to focus on the common birds around here. I am more into waterfowl so waders, ducks, and grebes that live in our prairie potholes. My first post highlighted our actual local exotic, the White-faced Ibis. This one covers our local mainstay, the American Coot. I think most photographers ignore them or struggle to showcase them well so I have been trying to do so, and have very much enjoyed watching their antics while waiting for other birds to come in.
johnohio wrote:
All very nice. Tough to choose a favorite. I'll go with #4. Very nice work !
John
Thanks John! Yeah 4 is hard to beat. Those feet are something else The colours and the bubbles too.
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guywithgas wrote:
Well done, nice eye level photographs. All are good, my top pick is #4.
Sreedhar
Thanks Sreedhar! I fell in love with the low angle perspective when I started learning all this so I really love how they look. Yeah #4 has a lot going for it.
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morris wrote:
Excellent work Dalin. They are tricky to expose and you got these just right. I just realized I have not seen any coots in a while.
Morris
Thanks Morris! They're basically a black football, but with the right light and being careful not to blow out that white bill, I actually quite like them. Their feathers have a very interesting structure to them that adds amazing texture in extreme closeups. Plus I like that they are the first birds to move back in close to me if there was a disruption, signalling to all the rest of the birds that it's safe to return.
The colours and the bubbles too.