These guys are quite difficult to expose.
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Yes, they are so black and so shy, I've been trying to photograph one for a long time.
highlights on the beak. Normally the beaks will get over-exposed,
so that has to be allowed for. If you are still for long enough, they
will often drift closer. Lots of patience!
This was part of a bunch I posted for composition comparisons.
I was kind of fishing for suggestions here, the central focus is
considered bad form but kind of required with super-zooms.
It desperately cries out for a crop, but I like the soft water.
Somehow, those american coots look strange with the third red eye instead of the huge white Mona Lisa brow....
[Film has what is called a 'soft shoulder'.]
[I've learned lots of stuff like this over the years.]
Most cameras under-expose (up to half a stop or so) to avoid clipping.
When I took this, I had only just learned that noon is a really bad time to be taking pictures.