American Coot with a Velvety Black Head

Captured from a front view shot, an American coot with a velvety black head and piercing bright red iris finds an unlikely perch beside a vividly patterned quilt, its crazy quilt piecing irregular and metallic thread accents catching the cool color temperature of dramatic uplight on futuristic cyberpunk streets with neon signs and rain. The scene's dramatic hard light with strong shadows and S-curve composition for flow and depth is rendered with an overlying parchment texture.