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Courting Great Crested Grebes
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Courting Great Crested Grebes

by Guy Rogers

Gallery: AvianPosted April 28, 2009964 views25 comments
Canon 40D, Sigma 500 4.5, f8, iso 200, 1/250ss, Tripod.

Comments

25 comments
Comment posted by Angie Chappell on April 28, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Lovely post Guy. I love the interaction! :toast:
Registered on April 9, 2009, 11 Posts, 247 Comments
Comment posted by Ian Mason on April 28, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Very, very nice!
Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 28, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Fascinating behaviour well captured. I like the crossed bills and crisp presentation.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 28, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Beuatiful image. The red eyes enhance the mood.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by David Sparks on April 28, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Wow! Lovely. Wonderful pose, terrific light. :toast:
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments
Comment posted by Rebecka on April 28, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Lovely light + great interaction = one beauteous photo!
Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Yup, I agree. This is excellent Guy. The lighting on both faces is superb. Reminds me a bit of the bill crossing mating behaviors of avocets and stilts.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 28, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Fantastic picture, great job
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 28, 2009 at 9:22 PM
I love the light. I also like that the head and necks form the shape of a heart. How Apropos. Just a wonderful shot.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 29, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Wow Guy, you really timed this well to catch this behavior! Good sharpness on the birds, I'm really not sure if I would want more detail in the foreground or not.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 29, 2009 at 1:15 AM
Lovely shot Guy - really like the detail despite the bright background and the crossed bills.

cheers Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Colin Smale on April 29, 2009 at 4:50 AM
Beautiful use of light on this, I thought you had used flash. You caught the moment well with the crossed bills, the wonderful colours of their head attire is unfortunately in shadow but hey, you can't have everything. Nice catchlights too. I would be very happy to have taken this.
Registered on November 10, 2003, 48 Posts, 1158 Comments
Comment posted by Nilanjan Das on April 29, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Lovely light and very nice moment :toast: :toast:
Registered on June 5, 2008, 94 Posts, 383 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Beautiful, Guy! Great light and detail and wonderful interaction. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Don Grall on April 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Sweeeet Shot!
Registered on November 18, 2003, 16 Posts, 132 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on April 29, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Excellent image! This is full of emotion, very nicely done.
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on April 29, 2009 at 11:21 PM
I love this one Guy, well done :toast:
Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 30, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Guy

I love the heart shape the bird's heads & necks dreate, the crossed bills, lovely dteails, the light and your choice of composition.

A gorgeous image as posted.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 30, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Outstanding, this one has that something special that only comes along now & again.
Very nice :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Adrian on May 1, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Beautiful image, Guy. I agree with others on the lighting. Especially how it highlights the interaction. Nice separation from the background, both in terms of DOF and colors. Lovely capture.
Registered on February 14, 2009, 6 Posts, 54 Comments
Comment posted by Rosemarie Arbur on May 5, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Exquisite, Guy! Congrats!
Registered on March 19, 2008, 189 Posts, 1644 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 5, 2009 at 10:09 AM
A super shot!
Jagdeep Rajput :wavey:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on May 5, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Can't believe I missed this but it is a real beauty and deserving of the weekly pick.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 5, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Gorgeous image Guy, congrats! :toast:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on May 6, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Wonderful capture, Guy. Congratulations on your weekly pick double.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments