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Western Grebes

by Jim DeWitt

Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2013137 views3 comments
Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, tripod
f8, 1/800, ISO200

Cavallo Point, San Francisco Bay.

80% of full frame. Selective sharpening to birds.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by John Clulow on February 24, 2013 at 8:13 AM
The parallel symmetry of the bills and eyes is striking. I like the reflection in the water that is a leading line connecting the lower edge to the white necks, the rule of thirds location, and the negative space on the left where the red eyes are looking. On my monitor there is an interesting blue and yellow in the ripples in the water.
Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 24, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Nice job getting both of them in acceptable focus, Jim. I like the typical pair poses and those crazy eyes.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 24, 2013 at 7:05 PM
Ditto what Dennis said Jim, I like this.
Hopefully one day I'll get a chance to shoot this species, love their striking red eyes :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments