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Clark's Grebe
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Clark's Grebe

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted October 4, 201198 views11 comments
This is rather a large crop, but I still like the head turn.

1DMk4, 500mm f4 ISL, hand held, f9, 1/640, iso 800, Av mode with +1.0 compensation, cropped to 3.8MP. Normal processing in CS4. Taken at 5:32 pm on September 14th.

Your comments and criticisms are always welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2011 at 12:34 AM
A very nice capture of my favorite Grebe. Some detail lost from the crop but overall very nice. I agree on the head turn.
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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on October 5, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Love this profile shot Dennis, and well as the low POV!
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 5, 2011 at 6:39 AM
I like this one Dennis. A great look at this bird with the eye and water drops. All the colors work together. Nice.
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Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 5, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Nice job with the crop, lots of detail still maintained. I love these grebes Dennis and this is a really nice image. Well done!
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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on October 5, 2011 at 11:28 AM
An excellent shot indeed. Great head position...love that you managed to catch the water droplets too.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM
I'm no avian photog, but this looks really nice to me. Love the placement and sharpness.
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Comment posted by May Haga on October 5, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Very nice Dennis.
May
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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 5, 2011 at 6:56 PM
Very nice, Dennis. I like the head turn showing off that great red eye. Nice detail and very well composed.
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Love the pose Dennis, excellent work.
Ray
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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 5, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Den,
It's the water drops on the back that gets my attention. For a large crop you have pretty decent detail left. The head turn is nice. Tough bird to expose for unless you have some clouds or are shooting early or late in the day. Nice grab Dennis.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 7, 2011 at 6:21 PM
This held up well to your crop Dennis, a very beautiful waterbird to be sure..
Great comp and complimentary colors, love that eye! :toast:
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