Pied-billed Grebe Flight

Gallery: AvianPosted March 1, 2017126 views6 comments

My first flight shot of this species. They are as difficult to catch flying as coots. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/2500s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 800

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6 comments

Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on March 1, 2017 at 11:06 PM

Very nice flight shot Jerry. Nice details and wings position.

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Comment posted by Carl Johnson on March 3, 2017 at 7:11 PM

I agree with you about the rarity of seeing Grebes flying. To be prepared and in position to capture this picture is hard enough, let alone getting such a tight technical photo. I also love the blue in the water ripples. This is indeed a rare photo. Great job.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 3, 2017 at 7:50 PM

A Pied-Billed Grebe in flight!!! This is amazing to have. And the colors are beautiful.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 5, 2017 at 4:15 PM

Nice flight image on a species I have never even seen in the air!

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 5, 2017 at 7:01 PM

I concur with others. I don't know that I've ever seen a Grebe fly. Certainly difficult to identify if it was flying. You did a really nice job getting the capture. I'm sure there are not very many photos of flying grebes. One thing that I am curious about is what percentage of full frame is this image?

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 5, 2017 at 8:13 PM

Thanks for the comments, David. This was a fairly large crop. Original was 5472 x 3648. The crop was 1898 x 1410. The Bufflehead image was a similar crop. The Canon 1DX Mark II does well even with these large crops.

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