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Great northern diver part II

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Posted by Edwin kats on December 6, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Great northern diver part II
This time from a floating hide and the bird was coming a bit closer today. Weather still crap. Very windy and wet but I think it was worth the effort.

iso 200 1/60 sec. f/5.6 Nikon D3 - Nikon 200-400/4 and 1.4 TC.

Edwin Kats
Posted by jack chapman on December 6, 2009 at 7:52 AM
weird picture but i can't help but like it, the colour from the fish fins is great amongst all the grey
Posted by David Kjaer on December 6, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Hi Edwin

Love everything about it from the composition to those 'red fins' which lift an already super image!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 6, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Weather crap or not, another corker Edwin, just don't float out too far :biggrin:

Steve :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on December 6, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Very good indeed! (except for the fish of course)
Excellent tones, and as DK says the red lifts it.
JohnR
Posted by PhilH on December 6, 2009 at 10:33 AM
OH yes....

That is just superb Edwin... the viewpoint the floating hide has given you and the overall tones in the image lift it.... Oh the comp ain't bad either...

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Churchill on December 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Cracking Ed superb composition and low pov!

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :toast:
Posted by Chris Johnstone on December 6, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Amazing work Edwin. Different and striking. Keep 'em coming

Chris
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on December 6, 2009 at 11:59 AM
Hi Ed
Phenomenal shot, the overcast light really adds to this image with the fins adding a punctuation of colour. You're really on fire at the moment Ed, stunning!
Andy
Posted by Fran French on December 6, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Oh WOW! Absolutely stunning. Grey days yes, but the splash of colour and pov make it for me. Wonderful stuff.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Peter Cairns on December 6, 2009 at 12:11 PM
100% improvement on the first one - much more dynamic. Great shot.

Pete
Posted by Ian Mason on December 6, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Wonderful shot! Wouldn't change a thing.
Posted by Liam Pauling on December 6, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Great shot, could you get any lower!!


liam.
Posted by Adam Seward on December 6, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Really outstanding! The red fins are lucky, they contrast well with the blue. :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on December 6, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Certainly was worth the effort, a brilliant shot - outstanding. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Barry Southon on December 6, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Now that's a master at work.

Turns a grey day into impressive work.
:wink:
Posted by Major Gilbert on December 6, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Very fine shot Edwin the combination of the greys and the red making the image eye catching.
Would be interesting to see this converted to black & white with the red fins left as is.

Major.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on December 6, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Spot on Edwin :toast:
Posted by Andrew Harrington on December 6, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Bob on. Have you got a dry suit or are you waiting for the spring to be warm again?
Posted by Michael John O' Ma on December 6, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Super - a floating hide - great idea -

MJ
Posted by Paul King on December 6, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Edwin it has got to be your best ever. fantastic :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 6, 2009 at 6:48 PM
That'll do son :toast: :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 7, 2009 at 3:24 AM
You've captured a great moment here, Edwin. Nice low point of view. Very well done. :smile: :smile:
Posted by Andy Elliott on December 7, 2009 at 4:19 AM
Brilliant - nice to see a different sort of bird-shot-on-water!
Posted by David Sewell on December 7, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Just superb, as others have already said, those red fins give it a big boost. I agree with Paul that this is one of your very best.

David

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Craig Jones on December 7, 2009 at 8:03 AM
The best out of the two for me, with the tiny 'hint' of colour from the fin's transforming this image,the pov is very good too :wink: :wavey:
Posted by John Swift on December 7, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Huge impact image - absolutely tremendous.
Love the shallow dof from the low angle that makes the subject explode from the frame.
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on December 8, 2009 at 5:21 AM
Errrrm, not much to add then! :smile:

Congrats.

Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Ian Haskell on December 8, 2009 at 1:38 PM
Sweet. Nice water droplets.

Ian
Posted by Brett Lewis on December 9, 2009 at 7:46 AM
Nearly missed this.. That is pretty awesome.. Very nice indeed Edwin.

Brett :toast: :toast: