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03-JAN-2004 Tom Grey

American Coot

Palo Alto Baylands duck pond

The lowly mudhen -- omnipresent, slow-moving, but who wants to see a picture of one? Yet I have found that they pose a photographic challenge -- how to hold detail in the black feathers, while not turning the white bill into a blown highlight. I understand professionals face similar challenges doing wedding photography with conventionally clad bride and groom!


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