Peaceful

I spent alot of time on Great Crested grebes during the spring and early summer at a local res near my home. I dusted the floating hide down and got it working again as I haven't used it for a while. This image was taken moments before the sun disappeared and the light was beautiful.

Canon EOS 1D MK11, 500mm Lens, F8, 1/60, ISO Rating 200.

Danny

Nice one Danny, have to agree beautiful light in this picture, looks like they were tired after all that displaying.


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Brian

Like it Danny - great colors, comp and Pov

I like it because the water tends to fade in and out to nothingness - super shot.

What's the pale speck just to the side of the left grebes head?

Hello Andy

Its a fly

Danny

A lovely gentle scene brilliantly captured. I hate you!

Another one of your 'special' images Danny..............looks almost candle-lit

Your efforts in 'going the extra mile' has paid off yet again!!

Alan

Nice picture,nice light. I see that using a floating hide....How far from the water you lens is?
What kind of hide are you using? is it a boat? platform? rubber duck(Joke)
I am asking this because I have been using a floating hide for the last 6 years and I find your angle very steep. your lens has got to be quite high. when I use my Hide my lens is about one inch from the water and that give a very different perspective.
Best wishes
Frederic

i love this. very subtle effect. the more you look at it, the more you get out of it. ART!

mark

Nice light and comp make it special!

Did you recieve my email?

Chris.

Hello Frederic

I would say on this occaision my lens was about six inches above the surface of the water, I can go lower but for this shot the background would have not been so smooth. My hide is home made, the platform is just ply wood which I attach six plastic drums too, these can be filled with water so the hide sits lower in the water. I can attach a harness to the base if I am working in deep water but for the grebes it is not so deep so don't need to because I can walk around which makes it much easier. This picture was taken in Norway where I photographed black and red throated Divers the covering has since been replaced and it looks alot better now. Hope this answers your question. I am keen to see what yours looks like so if you can post an image in this thread, John mentioned you were doing grebes as well so hopefully you get to post some.

Danny

Prefer the repost Bit dark for my tastes but i'm a bit of a purist and lack creativity so a lot of the opportunities I get to shoot something different from the norm are missed which is a shame

Danny,

You are going to have to stop taking images and give the rest of us a chance

Very very nice - Am I correct in assuming that you build the "hide" in situ rather than taking it with you from the UK?

Adrian

Lovely.....

Blimey, Danny that Hide is massive! have you got 2 up and 2 down!
On a serious note.You are talking of a Harness, how do you move the hide in deep water ? Have you got a little electric motor inside the hide with you?or do you use another system?
Frederic

Hello Frederic

Yeh it is big but I made it with my friend steve who is a big lad from Yorkshire. I like it this big as well because you can get a slightly higher veiw point which was good as in this case the background was messy with a white post right in the middle. I struggle like hell in deep water with it as you have to kick like hell and it worries me with the kit on board. Steve on the other hand is better in deep water and is better than me at moving it around. I found flippers to be the answer but these are not good when working in shallow water. Basically you just sit in the Harness and kick with your legs. I like the sound of an electric motor but it might scare the birds away

Hello Adrian if we are taking it abroad it is dismantled and then rebuilt over there, but here it is just left up.


Danny

cracking shot Danny and thanks for showing us your method. Peter

Great shot, really unusual and effective. I really like it.

Very well done

Paul

Simply beautiful!



Mark

Time very well spent great picture, just got to love that hide.

John

Nice photo and very nice hide. I thinkk LL Bean in the states sell an electric outboard engine that is virtually silent and used for propelling canadian canoes.

A really nice image Danny. Like the composition, like the lighting. Were it mine it'd be on the wall for sure.
As for the cruise liner the least said the better

Again a different slant on an image normaly shown in full light.
Great timing and effort made on your floating hide. I trust it is very stable and that there is very little risk of capsize.

Major.

Well done. It seems that the light is just shining on those Crebes. Well done with the hide. I use a belly boat and just trow over a camo netting. Also struggling with deep waters.

Edwin Kats

Hi Danny a very cool image just wish it was mine.

Phillip.

Different and very eye-catching.