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Taken 24-Dec-10
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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:American Coot, Coot
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Dimensions1024 x 683
Original file size447 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceUnknown
Date taken25-Dec-10 01:23
Date modified25-Dec-10 01:23
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 7D
Focal length50 mm
Exposure1/800 at f/2
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias+1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
ISO speedISO 1250
American Coot

American Coot

I took this photo to illustrate the bubble of air that forms around a diving duck when it submerges protecting it from being saturated. The split second it comes to the surface the bubble breaks and flows off the ducks (Coots) back.