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Little Grebe
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Little Grebe

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2011114 views4 comments
Taken at The Hirsel Country Park near Coldstream in the Scottish Borders on a very cold day

Canon 1D mk iv canon 500mmf4 lens, f7.1, 1/1600sec ISO 1000

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 7, 2011 at 11:09 AM
I like the water drops on this little diver -- the stick on the right bothers me a bit -- it may be natural but looks a bit out of place to eyes -- background colors look good.
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 7, 2011 at 12:52 PM
Ron, this is a very pleasing image with good feather detail and a nice catchlight in the eye. I too am distracted by the branch on the right side. Maybe it could be clonned or cropped out? Otherwise a fine capture.
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 8, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Very good view of this tricky bird- Always disappearing when least appropriate. Great head turn and nice light. Nice detail of the feathers, although the whites may be a touch hot on the tail. Agree about the stick.
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Comment posted by May Haga on November 10, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Very nice Ron. I like the nice low angle.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments