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Great Crested Grebe
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Great Crested Grebe

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted January 12, 2011125 views13 comments
Great Crested Grebe photographed on a flooded wetland in southern New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF500 f4 + 1.4x, tripod, ISO400, f/7.1, 1/320, cropped for composition from left and top.

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 12, 2011 at 5:07 PM
Wonderful head and eye on this guy! a beautiful bird..
Great colors, nice BG. I'd personally like a bit more room on the bottom, but perhaps was not possible.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on January 12, 2011 at 5:47 PM
Colors are great and I like the stretched out neck - makes me wonder what got his attention. I would to see more of the eye -- maybe select and brighten to bring out that nice eye-color
Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments
Comment posted by wade pettitt on January 12, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Simon , great light and detail in the head. I would also like to see just a bit more room on the bottom. Well done!!
Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 12, 2011 at 8:38 PM
Nice image quality; natural colors. Very nice overall.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 12, 2011 at 8:48 PM
This is great Simon. Would also have loved a bit more room at the bottom for the virtual feet. :smile: Gorgeous shot!
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments
Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Such beautiful birds, and this is such a great capture. I too think I'd prefer a tad more room on the bottom, but it's beautiful as is.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 12, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Beautiful, Simon. Nice low angle and lovely light. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 12, 2011 at 10:07 PM
really nice, Simon. great light and angle. It's a little tight in the frame for me.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 13, 2011 at 12:41 PM

Lovely image of a lovely bird, GCG's are the most elegant of birds, top shot Simon.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM
What an interesting bird, white neck, then black, then orange, then white, red eye and black crown, that is quite a variation, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on January 13, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Simon what a great subject!! Wonderful details and light! Maybe a bit more at the bottom, but very nice as presented. Congrats!!
Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 13, 2011 at 7:55 PM
Wow, two opportunities within 6 months - well done. great light and alert look. Breeding or just lucky to have close to the shore?

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 14, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Awesome angle of view and the eye just wants to pop off the page Simon. Nicely done!
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments