On the morning of October 2024, the light of the dawn was truly magnificent.

I was at Oak Street Wetland, just across the road from Trin Warren Tam-boore, when this Eurasian Coot glided across a break in the reeds.

I hand-held the camera and pointed the lens at the Coot near the water’s edge and took this photograph. I don’t know why I don’t have many photographs of the Eurasian Coot. Perhaps it is too common a bird. However, I would considered this photograph as one of my best. It leaves me wonder why I have not tried to take a photograph like this in the past. I will definitely look out for light such as this in the future.

Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/500s f/6.3 ISO250