(Pied-billed?) Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted April 7, 2011158 views3 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
2/19/2011 – 3:06:22 PM
1/1000 sec
Manual
f/8
ISO 400
Focal length 250 mm
Handheld
Lake Woodruff NWR, Deleon Springs, Florida
Raw file processed in PSE9

I know the bird is centered vertically, but I decided that the background up above was too distracting, so I thought maybe with this small bird this crop would work. I kind of like the way the water circles look with this crop. I did remember to rotate this one, so hopefully I did it right. Your feedback on that and anything else would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on April 7, 2011 at 5:59 AM

I like the inquisitive look on the birds face and I would like see what a vertical crop would look like. That would get rid of a lot of the uneeded background and put more focus on the bird

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 7, 2011 at 9:55 AM

I am no Grebe expert, but I think your id is correct on this Barbara. I usually don't like head on shots very much, but it gives this one a real inquisitive look. How large of a crop is this? I might be tempted to take it a little tighter, but mostly so the bird sits lower in the frame. I am ok with the surrounding habitat.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on April 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM

Nice image of a Pied-billed Grebe. A lower shooting angle would improve any image of a bird on water.

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