Red-Necked Grebe Mother

Gallery: AvianPosted July 18, 2012379 views17 comments

Hi Everyone,

This image was taken last month in the interior of British Columbia. The technique I used to attain this image assured that absolutely no stress was put on her or her mate. Once she left the nest (which they frequently do) the camera was set up and camouflaged among the reeds. After that it is just a matter of waiting for her to hop back on and capturing the moment with a remote trigger. No flashed was used, but the impeding storm made for some very interesting light and quite dramatic skies. Thanks for looking!

Joe

Canon 5D2
16-35 f2.8
ISO: 1600
F/13.0
1/500th

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 18, 2012 at 4:05 PM

A good way to get such an image Joe. Overall, I like it. The intimacy really works for me.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on July 18, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Well worth the effort! A fine intimate look. Is the mate the bird in the BG? Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 18, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Lovely, intimate image, Joe. Perfectly-exposed, and nicely-captured to not stress the birds.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 18, 2012 at 6:52 PM

I like the wide angle view. Very nice planning and execution!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 18, 2012 at 7:12 PM

Awesome shot and great use of the technique

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Joe,
The perspective of this capture is what makes it remarkable, well worth your efforts, congradulations.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 18, 2012 at 8:21 PM

A delightful behavioural and in-habitat image. I like you minimal impact too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 18, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Sweet image, Joe. Excellent technique. I particularly like the effect of the large dof.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 19, 2012 at 1:16 AM

A wonderful environmental wildlife image Joe. A very pleasing composition, I like being able to see it's mate in the background too.
Very nice work!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Joe Sulik on July 19, 2012 at 9:44 AM

Thanks so much everyone! I'm finding that it is becoming much more enjoyable to leave the telephoto in the bag and spend the extra effort to achieve a wide, intimate scene.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 19, 2012 at 2:04 PM

A very intriguing shot. Interesting to read about your approach to get this unique image and using a wide angle lens to get a bird image is something you do not see very often. Very good detail on the larger image, well done.

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 19, 2012 at 2:21 PM

great executed planing....

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on July 19, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Thanks for explaining your technique. I really like the wide-angle view and the low perspective. Very nice work and thank you for not stressing the birds!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 20, 2012 at 8:45 AM

Great low pov and bird in background.

Excellent in every aspect.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Great image, Joe. I like the moment you have captured. Excellent perspective showing the habitat.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 21, 2012 at 6:31 PM

Nice dramatic photo, Joe. Interesting how you accomplished this as well. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2012 at 7:18 AM

Joe, I really like the fact you chose to do this wide angle. Many times when I see environmental shots we all try to hide the busy BG instead of using it to our advantage. Great choice on this and perfectly executed.

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