Horned Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted March 15, 20151,188 views5 comments

This afternoon I had a little bit of time to check out my new lens (Nikon 80-400). It was windy and mostly overcast so I wasn't to optimistic about finding things but I was lucky to get a handful of horned grebes (including 1 in breeding plumage) right off a public dock. A little bit of lucky helped me get this shot

Nikon D7100 80-400mm VR @ 400 HH
f/8
1/320 (love that VR!)
ISO 800

Cropped 25% off the left side, processed in LR5 and CS5

- Luke

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 15, 2015 at 10:20 PM

I certainly would be happy to fin this as well Luke. Nice job getting the head turn. I like the water color and the ripples add some interest. I do this the color feels a little washed out. If mine, I might bring up the shadows a bit, add back seem contrast and saturation which will also bring out that red eye a little more. Still a nice image. Hope you are liking your new gear. Looking forward to seeing more from you with that lens.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 15, 2015 at 10:50 PM

Like the red tear near the eye -- good job on holding the detail in both whites and blacks

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 16, 2015 at 3:42 PM

Very nice as posted. Nice getting close. I especially like the alternating tones of the curve in the bow wave.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 16, 2015 at 4:11 PM

Congrats on the new lens, that's always fun. Nice pose from the Grebe Luke. Well done!

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 16, 2015 at 10:01 PM

Luke,
Nice shot. Sometimes we overlook the shot of the bird heading away with the head turn. Love the colors.

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