Western Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted April 28, 2010182 views19 comments

I'm delighted at the return of this species to my area again. They're into their spring antics with lots of pairing off, aggression and ritual feeding of mates. Fun to watch and photograph.

7D, 1/2000, f/6.3, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window yesterday morning, cropped to 66% of original image, very slight tweak of the blacks in ACR, sharpened, no other processing, natural light

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 28, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Beautiful pose, colors, exposure and comp!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Claus Johansson on April 28, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Wow - very nice shut Ron.

Registered on March 28, 2010, 18 Posts, 48 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on April 28, 2010 at 5:38 PM

A tight crop suits this image Ron. Well exposed to show the detail in the whites. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 28, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Great pose. Nicely done.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 28, 2010 at 5:58 PM

Nice pose, Ron! Your cropped comp looks great. Glad you're getting these back in your area.

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on April 28, 2010 at 7:14 PM

Ron so well done!!! Lighting and exposure are spot on!!! Love the action and that red eye!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 28, 2010 at 7:44 PM

Oh, sweet shot Ron. Love the pose and that everything is sharp on the bird. Great exposure and the eye on this species just takes it over the top. The great water BG adds as well. I really like the tight comp to show all the wonderful details. No nits from me. Very well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on April 28, 2010 at 8:32 PM

Killer shot Ron - would like to get a chance like this with a grebe

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 28, 2010 at 10:00 PM

Great pose and neat light-love the eye and the BG.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on April 28, 2010 at 10:04 PM

This is very nice, Ron.
Spot on as usual!
I'll look forward to more post in this series.
I'd love to spend some time in your haunts.
Neil

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 29, 2010 at 7:16 AM

Lovely shot Ron - great job on the exposure, detail and action

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Paratore on April 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM

Wonderful shot .... Ron and that eye over the top.Great poseas well ,
Superb

Registered on January 31, 2007, 40 Posts, 160 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on April 29, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Ron, Fantastic image. I like the wingflap and clear eye. Well done.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 29, 2010 at 2:39 PM

gorgeous, Ron. great comp, great pose, perfect techs. love that eye.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 29, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Superb!

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 29, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Ron, it's absolutely gorgeous. Love the light, the whites and detail as well as that super eye.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 30, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Very nice, great job on getting this shot and handling a difficult contrast of colors. I really like the water spots along the chest, the larger image looks great, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on May 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM

Wonderful capture, Ron. No nits from me either.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on May 2, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Isn't spring great!!! Very nice Ron, Properly exposed, and composed, tack sharp as usual. Thanks for the inspiration.

Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments