Pied Billed Grebe

Gallery: AvianPosted November 4, 2017130 views9 comments

Pied billed grebe photographed from my car. I followed him up the road and took quite a few reasonable shots. This is a sizeable crop (30% removed) from the original. 300 mm f4 (1/3200 sec at f6.3, Iso 400), Levels, Brightness & Contrast, Shadoows & Highlights, Dfine 2 for BG noise...........................Jim

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 4, 2017 at 4:50 PM

I love these little guys but rarely get a chance to photograph them. I really like the open framing which accentuates the diminutive size. Nice work, Jim.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on November 4, 2017 at 11:29 PM

I love them, too. I like your composition. I don't think I've seen one with a white and black bill like that. That looks really cool.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 5, 2017 at 4:24 PM

A good look at this Pied Billed Grebe. Good detail and reflection. The water looks good with the concentric circles.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 5, 2017 at 8:16 PM

Good catch! For every half-way decent image I've gotten of one of these, I've gotten ten upended butts or just water ripples!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on November 6, 2017 at 12:04 AM

I, too, enjoy seeing these little guys. Nice job getting good detail and the contrasting black and white bill.

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on November 6, 2017 at 11:46 AM

Very nice shot, Jim. I am not familiar with these birds, but he is beautiful, and the reflections are nice. Great detail in the feathers.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 6, 2017 at 4:49 PM

Very nkice angle and detail in the grebe, Jim. I like the muted palette and the silver water.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 6, 2017 at 4:50 PM

Nice comp Jim. Love these guy's and you captured a complimentary pose too.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 7, 2017 at 9:57 PM

These guys are always fun to shoot. Nice placement in the frame on this Jim. This held up well for a large crop. Hard to not have a large crop on these guys since they are so small and somewhat skittish.

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