Horned grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted December 17, 2011137 views14 comments

Had some fun with this grebe this morning. It was mostly cloudy and I am glad as it helped with the contrast and made some really great looking water IMO.

Note this is ISO 1250. I love the 1DM4 as I would never have gotten this shot without being able to up the ISO and thus my SS. A rocking boat many times requires a bit higher SS to get tack sharp images.

Please view the larger verison for max details. Thanks so much.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 1250
1/1000s
f/5.6
Hand held from my rocking boat
Manual exp.
75% of FF

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on December 17, 2011 at 6:22 PM

wow, you and your boat rocks, great shot!

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 17, 2011 at 6:36 PM

wow--love the way the water looks here, Ron, great colors and textures. exposure looks great and detail also. the water on the bird is nice too. I like the comp.

edit to add: wow there are some images that are really making me want the 1D IV.... I don't like to use 640 (but will if necessary) on the 7D, let alone anything higher...

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 17, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Very close shot, great for a grebe. He must have enjoyed the company!

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 17, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Ron, I would love to have a 1DM4 and if I get one, I will not take it out in a boat. Your are right, the water really makes the image IMO. The overcast really helps getting the exposure on the eye. Great image.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 17, 2011 at 8:53 PM

Excellent. Nice detial, exposure spot on, terrific water, and no sign of the high ISO setting.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Good job just getting these one above water -- techs are good esp the whites and water color makes the picture -- good job

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Comment posted by Mark Schiebelbein on December 17, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Really nice, I like the repeating pattern in the water as well as the little bit beading on his back.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 18, 2011 at 6:56 AM

Love the water's look & that striking red eye Ron.
Very good exposure, details, & colors..
Well done & Merry Christmas!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 18, 2011 at 1:10 PM

Gorgeous water, indeed, Ron and a great job on the Grebe.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 18, 2011 at 2:06 PM

VERY cool water - adds a lot of 'mood" here.
Very fine detail and great eye -
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 18, 2011 at 7:54 PM

Perfect exposure, spectacular water and excellent detail. A very appealing image for me. I'm envious of your ability to shoot at such high ISO's but for the type of shooting generally available to me I just wouldn't want to give up the extra 210mm of reach provided by the 1.6 cropped sensor using the 500mm and 1.4 tc. It's always tradeoffs, isn't it? Well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 19, 2011 at 1:18 PM

Awesome capture of one of my favorite grebes.
May

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 19, 2011 at 1:43 PM

Very cool, I have always liked these water reflections type of shots, excellent IQ and nice job on handling the white feathers along with the dark ones and still showing detail. Excellent shot from a rocking boat, way to go, well done.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 19, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Excellent detail on the Grebe and the water is beautiful.

Ray

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