PB Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted September 14, 201064 views6 comments

This grebe was busy hunting snails and trying to keep an eye on me! I like the light and the colors of the background cattails. From mid-May this year near sunset

50D, 500mm, Iso640, 1/250, F4
Please see LARGER version posted, as it's the one sharpened for the web.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 14, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Susan, a little soft on detail (the larger looks much better) but that's a minor nit when trying to get close to this species. Lovely complimentary colors

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Comment posted by Scott Day on September 14, 2010 at 11:13 PM

Cool shot. I wish the Grebe was a little lower in the frame to isolate it a bit from the vegetation at the head.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 15, 2010 at 12:25 AM

I like the colors and patterns in the water, really punches up the image. He gave you a perfect head turn. Good reflection and comp. Hunting snails, sounds like something I could handle...

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 15, 2010 at 7:38 AM

Really like the setting and comp Sharon

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 15, 2010 at 9:55 AM

A great comp with the nice reflection Sharon. I like the reflected vege too. Larger version sharpness on the bird looks good.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 15, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Cute little guy. Interesting reflections, they balance the comp here.

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