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Great Crested Grebe

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted February 12, 2011181 views14 comments

I was pleased to see this Great Crested Grebe today, back at a local pond where they bred successfully last year.

I don't imagine that this will be to everyones taste. On a still day the water can be quite a pleasing brown shade. Today it was even darker, so I underexposed to enhance the effect.

HERE is one of two grebes at the same location last year, but with the brown water background.

C&C welcome.

Canon 1DMK4, 800mm, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO800

Cheers

Austin

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 12, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Very nice Austin, stands out well against the dark BG.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on February 12, 2011 at 3:40 PM

Certainly my taste Austin ,wish it was mine,excellent.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on February 12, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Thought I'd seen the last of your name today ..

I've been to the Bebington awards .. congrats bud ..

Another super image . A touch off the left perhaps ?

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 12, 2011 at 5:19 PM

Great shot - love the dark water

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 13, 2011 at 5:37 AM

This is a beauty love how it stands out against the dark water

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Southon on February 13, 2011 at 7:43 AM

Austin

This is a great example of an image enhanced by a dark background.

Registered on March 13, 2006, 21 Posts, 150 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Mclean on February 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM

Love the underexposing.Super image Austin.

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Bartlett on February 13, 2011 at 5:24 PM

Water and background are superb - a great exposure maximises the impact of the shot

Registered on March 9, 2008, 9 Posts, 113 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Burton on February 14, 2011 at 4:37 AM

Bit central but great effect.

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on February 14, 2011 at 12:37 PM

Wonderful lighting.

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments

Comment posted by Rene de Heer on February 14, 2011 at 4:42 PM

Very nice image, love the dark background, well executed
Rene de Heer

Registered on November 15, 2003, 31 Posts, 215 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on February 17, 2011 at 2:05 PM

This is lovely Austin. A great example of how a centraly placed subject can work. My only nit would be that it appears a tad 'cold' and I think if it were mine (huh, I wish!) I would try one a touch warmer just to see if it might work.

Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Stunell on February 19, 2011 at 12:14 PM

I love these kinds of shots Austin

Registered on September 2, 2009, 2 Posts, 13 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on February 20, 2011 at 3:22 PM

Very Nice Austin.

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments