Western Grebes

by Charlie VanTassel

Gallery: AvianPosted March 27, 2011388 views17 comments

"I said go left!"

D700
200-400mm
400mm
1/2000
f7.1
iso800
noise ninja on background
handheld from a small boat

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 27, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Beautiful! Love the low angle!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 27, 2011 at 11:55 PM

A charming image, and decent IQ for the shooting conditions.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 28, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Nice image!
I find these guys extremely skittish and tough to get close to.
Good job, especially getting the chicky!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 28, 2011 at 2:45 AM

Wonderful pose from the adult and well done getting the chick, and with its head fully showing. I'd be tempted to selectively sharpen the adults eyes just a bit more.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 28, 2011 at 2:45 AM

Wonderful pose from the adult and well done getting the chick, and with its head fully showing. I'd be tempted to selectively sharpen the adults eyes just a bit more.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 28, 2011 at 7:06 AM

Love that head tilt of the chick.
A great angle but the whites look a little bright on my monitor
(could be my monitor that is the problem)

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Canning on March 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM

That's great! I love that they are looking in the same direction with full seperation of the chick's head from the parent's neck. If possible, suggest sharpening the adult's head a touch.

Registered on February 10, 2004, 88 Posts, 549 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on March 28, 2011 at 1:28 PM

Hi Charlie,

Full of personality and charm. Good job handholding in a boat.

Peter

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

Comment posted by May Haga on March 28, 2011 at 2:53 PM

Cool shot, love the title and the look on the baby.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 28, 2011 at 4:56 PM

Great capture. The story is very nice. The low angle shows them off very nicely. I wish the DOF held through the adult's bill.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 28, 2011 at 7:43 PM

The chick's pose and the parent's eyes are what make this! Nits mentioned. A very fun image to view! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 28, 2011 at 8:29 PM

This is very cool, Charlie. The chick almost looks like it is imitating the parent looking the same direction. A "10" on the cute factor.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on March 29, 2011 at 1:11 AM

Very cute, Charlie!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 29, 2011 at 2:33 AM

Awesome catch Charlie

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 29, 2011 at 9:36 AM

A wonderful smile-evoking image Charlie, and love the caption BTW :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 29, 2011 at 3:07 PM

This image has a ton of personality Charlie! I wish we had good opportunities on these birds in Colorado, because they look like a lot of fun to watch and photograph. Good techs on this as well!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on March 29, 2011 at 10:51 PM

Great capture, such an awsome site, I do agree about trying to sharpen the eyes more, nice!!

Dave

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments