Bugged!

Gallery: AvianPosted December 31, 2013287 views12 comments

Happy New Year! to everyone

Clearlake in Northern California is full of grebes - Western, earred, and Clark's.
There were hundreds of each on the lake after a recent major hatching of some kind of little bug. They couldn't gobble them down fast enough.

D800
500mm
1/6400 sec, f/4.5
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Handheld from moving small boat

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 31, 2013 at 2:59 PM

Nice action and exposure.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 31, 2013 at 3:25 PM

A Beauty Sandy

Love that reflection, the pano crop make for a very pleasing composition.

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Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 31, 2013 at 6:16 PM

I love it Sandy!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 31, 2013 at 11:14 PM

Really nice, Sandy. Great techs.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 1, 2014 at 8:39 AM

Great job, Sandy. I liked the beak touching the water.
Happy new year!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 1, 2014 at 9:20 AM

Nicely done! I like the position of the grebe and the reflection. good colors. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on January 1, 2014 at 9:26 AM

Hello Sandy

Well captured with great timing to get the reflection and head so well positioned.

Bill

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 1, 2014 at 4:03 PM

Beautiful, Sandy. Great reflection and the red eye really pops.

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Comment posted by David Rowe on January 2, 2014 at 8:06 AM

Nicely timed, Sandy. The pic. conveys a good feeling of forward motion and mild urgency. I'm not sure about the cropped off 'wake' - perhaps include a fair bit more to further accentuate the contrast between the rightmost portion and the main feature of the composition.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 2, 2014 at 8:33 AM

Great action & reflection, the pano comp works nicely Sandy.
Thanks for the lovely e-card BTW, all the best!

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 2, 2014 at 3:53 PM

Very nice shot and the story is fun too!

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 2, 2014 at 7:55 PM

Beautifully captured Sandy.
May

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