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Collection: 31 Day 2012 Retrospective
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2012

Viewed: 175
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

Just kind of liked this guy's pose. Back at the park, obviously in bright sunshine.

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12/11/2012 12:30:01 AM
Really like this kind of "nothing-in-the-negative-space" image.
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12/10/2012 11:07:20 PM
I like the grayish tone. Looks like he's digging into chalky waters.
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12/08/2012 11:12:26 PM
I quite like full sunshine sometimes and you handled the situation perfectly!
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12/08/2012 09:25:07 PM
Took me a while to warm up to this one, but now that I have I'm thinking how nice it would look framed & hanging on a wall. Sweet.
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12/08/2012 03:48:45 PM
Great pose! The bright light brings out eye! Now I know what a young coot looks like, since I've only ever seen old coots! LOL!
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12/08/2012 03:16:45 AM
Beautiful with the circles and the reflection in the water.
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12/07/2012 05:39:11 PM
And here I thought the red eye was because of her flash :) I like the high key background, too, as well as the bird's position in the frame.
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12/07/2012 05:27:35 PM
I like coots, they're ugly but interesting!
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12/07/2012 02:26:26 PM
i like the high key approach to focus our attention on him

I have seen these before but didn't know the name either!
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12/07/2012 02:12:16 PM
A lovely bird! I've seen them before but never knew their name, in any language... I love the detail you managed to show despite the high key.
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12/07/2012 01:17:38 PM
American Coot, Fulica americana. Probably not a mature adult. Possibly year 2. They migrate through Colorado, but I've never seen one. If i'd take time to go to the winter wildlife preserves in New Mexico, I'd probably see them there. Nice red eye, which is a key field mark.
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