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Mating GCG

by Guy Rogers

Gallery: EPA 2009Posted November 23, 20093,092 views33 comments
2009 EPA - First Place Winner - Avian Gallery

Canon 40D, Sigma 500mm f 4.5, iso 200, 1/400, f8, tripod.

Mating Great Crested Grebes. :wavey:

Comments

33 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM
Wow, excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like to see a bit more room on the right, if possible, and would abandon traditional format to achieve this.
everything works here - the positioning, the BG, the DOF, water drops, and even a reflection!
EP material for sure.

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on November 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM
:toast: :toast: :toast: TOP CLASS
This is great and Sandy said it all also great low angle :wavey:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments
Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on November 23, 2009 at 4:00 PM
AWESOME!!!!!!!! :toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on November 23, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Very cool, looks like he's havin' a great time :wink:
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on November 23, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Wow and double Wow!!!!!

May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM
Just awesome. Detail, color, action etc. especially for such a difficult species. Where you using a blind?

It does need a CW rotation though.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 23, 2009 at 11:39 PM
I witnessed this behavior this summer in some grebes, very fun session (maybe a bit more fun for the participants than the photographer, but not much :wink: ) You got a perfect exposure and some excellent detail. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 24, 2009 at 5:40 AM
Sensational Guy - great colour, detail and low angle.

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on November 24, 2009 at 9:38 AM
WOW! This is incredible Guy. Absolutely love it! :toast:
Registered on June 29, 2004, 448 Posts, 1180 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Guy

A really moving & powerful image as posted.

Agree that a bit more space on the right would make this even better.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on November 25, 2009 at 12:07 PM
The light, colors and detail here are amazing. I also like the bit of reflection
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Donato on November 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Amazing shot. Everything works well here. Congrats
Registered on January 27, 2009, 29 Posts, 247 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 28, 2009 at 11:04 PM
The looks on both of their faces is priceless, a fantastic behavioral image Guy :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 7, 2009 at 3:08 AM
Congrats on the EP!
Thought so!
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on December 7, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Excellent.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 8, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Great behavior shot. Excellent work. Congrats on the EP!
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Astbury on December 11, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Worthy of the pick Guy - cracking capture indeed :toast:
Registered on January 11, 2007, 28 Posts, 257 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 2, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Guy,

Congratulations on a being the First place winner for the Editor's Pick Award 2009 in the Avian Gallery!
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 2, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Congratulations on your selection for an EPA 2009 Guy. It's an amazing moment you captured here.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 2, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Congrats on the EPA. Rarely visit this gallery, but it's great to see the best of the best.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by John Williams on January 2, 2010 at 10:02 PM
What an amazing moment Guy, and kudos to your skill in capturing it. Congrats!

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 3, 2010 at 12:51 AM
Congratulations on the first place 2009 EPA win! Amazing image.
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on January 3, 2010 at 10:21 AM
I would love to see one of these some day even if not engaged in this activity. Congratulations on your well deserved pick for this EPA.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by David Bostock on January 3, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Excellent work Guy. And congrats on the EPA. :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 90 Posts, 2778 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 3, 2010 at 4:42 PM
Big congrats Guy, I love this shot. :toast: :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on January 3, 2010 at 6:19 PM
Amazing photo, Guy. Expressions are priceless. Congrats on the First Place pick in EPA2009. :toast: :toast:
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Edwin kats on January 4, 2010 at 4:07 AM
Hello Guy

Fantastic start of 2010 isn't it? Well deserved!!!!

Happy New year.

Edwin Kats
Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on January 4, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Definitely my choice for First Place Winner (Avian)
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 5, 2010 at 4:27 AM
A stunning photograph! Congratulations, Guy, on such a fine image and the EPA win. :toast:
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 5, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Guy, Congrats on this award. The low angle, shallow DOF and reflections in your images always make for compelling scenes, and the "intimate" interaction makes this one exceptional.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Very cool capture Guy and the details are excellent Congratulations!
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Bratescu on January 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM
This is perfect. I find the composition just fine in this image, it's not always about having a little more room to the right or it completely ignores the rules of thirds(lol) it's about how the photographer percieves the moment and situation. This image captures the very essence of behavior and you did it splendidly and couldn't be better. Well done, the exposure is right on the money.
Registered on December 1, 2008, 0 Posts, 8 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 27, 2010 at 2:46 AM
Congrats on the 2009 EPA! Wonderful image..
Sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments