Eared Grebe Reflection

Gallery: AvianPosted April 26, 201357 views4 comments

Subject: Eared Grebe
Location: Reid Park, Tucson, AZ

These little guys tend to be pretty shy, but I was fortunate enough to have this one swim close enough for me to get some decent shots. There is a lot that I like about this picture including the head turn, reflection, and ripple effect, but I do wish it was a little sharper. Cropped ~50% for composition. C&C appreciated!!!

Nikon D60, Nikkor 55-200mm lens @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 26, 2013 at 12:53 PM

The larger version is really nice, Sean. I do see what you mean about sharpness, but at 1200 pixels on the web it's still quite acceptable.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 26, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Your self critique pretty much covers it. This is pretty dark. I suspect also that f/5.6 is at the soft end for that lens.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on April 26, 2013 at 6:33 PM

The reflections of a tree? or something are unfortunate but you captured that moment well. I agree with previous comments. I don't think that you needed
that short a SS for this shot. Still is a quite nice.

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 26, 2013 at 11:18 PM

Good detail for a 50% crop. Odd to see the algae-coated breast with the clear water. I think you self-critique covers any nits I might have.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments