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Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2010138 views7 comments

Great Crested Greb (Podiceps cristatus)

Canon EOS 50D
Focal Length: 400.0mm
Shutter Speed: 1/800s
Aperture: 6.3
ISO Equivalent: 200

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by bill meikle on May 8, 2010 at 8:51 AM

Excellent Claus, good everything! Is that a perch he's caught?

Registered on May 21, 2006, 173 Posts, 663 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 8, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Great capture, Claus.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Claus Johansson on May 8, 2010 at 9:52 AM

Hi Bill and Monica

Yes it is a perch. And shortly after I took the photo it was swallowed. Unfortunately the bird was behind the reeds, so I could not get a decent photo as it happened.

Claus Johansson
Herfolge, Denmark

Registered on March 28, 2010, 18 Posts, 48 Comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on May 8, 2010 at 10:50 AM

Excellent capture! Really interesting action - looks like it could live for a few days on that guy

Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments

Comment posted by Mack Barham on May 8, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Nice shot almost looks as if he bit off more than he can swallow.

Registered on August 12, 2005, 537 Posts, 1107 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 9, 2010 at 1:15 PM

Claus, I like the comp and the huge (relative to the bird) fish. A lower angle and softer light would improve this shot IMO.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on May 10, 2010 at 4:00 PM

I love the way the water is reflecting the BG gold in some parts and the sky blue in other parts. To capture this with the bird with the fish is special.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments