Diving adult American Coot – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
My post yesterday was about my computer not booting which messed up my morning post. Today my post is about getting my computer to boot yet I’m still feeling frazzled. I believe one of my external hard drives was the cause of the boot failure yesterday but so far I haven’t been able to pin down a cause for the failure.
So yesterday wore on me as I ran diagnostic after diagnostic all while doing the things I normally do on a daily basis on and off of my computer.
Several times yesterday I had to resist the desire to cover my head and sleep for a couple of hours just to de-stress and I thought this American Coot photo worked well with that feeling and desire.
Oddly enough it is a challenge to capture this precise pose when photographing American Coots because they dive so quickly and I have only been able to succeed in getting this type of image a few times. Plus coots can be challenging to expose properly because of their dark feathers.
The coot diving into the water and covering its head made me laugh and yesterday… I truly needed to laugh.
Hopefully I can get my computer issues ironed out and I can go back to more normal posts about birds and nature. Fingers crossed!
Life is good.
Mia
Click here to view more of my American Coot photos plus facts and information about this species.
Hi Mia….hope the technical glitches have been resolved! If you haven’t discovered it yet, check out the blog “Tuesdays in the Tallgrass” by Cindy Crosby (Illinois). It is beautifully written & always includes interesting photos of plants & grasses & landscapes. It is always a pleasure to read.
Frustration is the name of the game, but hang in there gal you are doing great!
Love this shot!
I always encourage naps! Hope you get to the bottom of your computer issues without too much frazzleitude. Being the American Coot lover that I am, I can totally identify with that image too! 😀
First time I saw a coot (rampaging big-footedly through a mess of ducks) I felt this shock of recognition. What a goof. Could this possibly be my spirit bird?
That is a gorgeous image. A lovely variation on ‘burying its head in the sand’.
I do hope you can finally get on top of the ‘puter issues.
Mia, it could be the mother board battery witch starts the boot to the bios..it happened to me
Love that iconic photo and sympathize with the frustration that had you posting it.
Glad you are up & running. I love the image of the coot diving. For me, getting a shot like that is a total fluke. I hope you can de-frazzle soon.
Life is indeed good. Thank you for the wonderful pictures