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Early morning Grebe

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2010 at 9:40 AM
Early morning Grebe
MKIII 500f/4 f/4 1/500 ISO400
Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 22, 2010 at 9:54 AM
Now that is smashing!
Love the POV you have used and the silence and serenity in this image!
well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 22, 2010 at 9:59 AM
A wonderful capture Stephen - excellent POV and lovely lighting/colouring with a subtle reflection thrown in - well done :toast: :toast:
Posted by Calum Dickson on March 22, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Glad you posted this one it is a fantastic image, serene as jeroen says and with lovely velvety light. Shape of that neck and reflection is very easy on the eye. Did you know if you look at it side on you can almost see a buffalo head :biggrin:

:toast: :toast:
Calum
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 22, 2010 at 10:24 AM
A beautiful shot Stephen. I have never managed to get close enough to get a shot that good!
Looking at it sideways I think it looks more like a Wildebeest than a Buffalo. :toast:
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 22, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Just stunning Stephen; wonderful light and colour. :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 22, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Now that's ONE SMART image Judith - nice soft light, nice, if slightly unorthodox, comp - I'd be really happy if it was mine :toast:

Bum highlight not blown on the raw I take it Stevo................
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Like the comp and pov-very nice

Dave :wavey: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Bum highlight not blown on the raw I take it Stevo................

WDYT? :biggrin:

Judith (glad that has been resurrected) :wink:

Posted by Paul Rosser on March 22, 2010 at 1:43 PM
A really stunning image!!!! :toast: :toast: :toast: .
Regards,
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Cliff Young on March 22, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Lovely atmospheric shot. Like it a lot! :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 22, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Beautiful Stephen, love the composition

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 22, 2010 at 2:20 PM
All been said already.


Excellent :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 22, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Perhaps an Old dog like me can learn from others.

Thank you Mr Courtenay, Mr Macdermott! :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Karen Summers on March 22, 2010 at 3:43 PM
lovely shot and love the pov
Posted by David Sewell on March 22, 2010 at 4:09 PM
I love the way you have handled the reflection, a lovely composition.

David
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 22, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Hi Stephen, the more I look at this image, the more I like it! I'd love to see a canvas extension to the LHS, to give the Grebe space to look into, that would top it off perfectly in my opinion. Brill!
Regards,
Paul. :wavey: :wink:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on March 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Indeed, very mellow. Like it :toast:
Posted by Philip Newman on March 22, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Super composition and viewpoint, just slight shame tip of tail and back of head burnt out. :toast:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 22, 2010 at 5:21 PM
A beautiful image. Really like the composition and as already mentioned the feeling of serenity. I have taken many shots of GCG but they are always too far away to get any real detail. :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 23, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Beautiful and well composed image. Very nice point of view and lovely colours. :smile:
Posted by Mark Davies on March 23, 2010 at 6:07 AM
Nowt to add .A cracker.
Posted by John Chapman on March 23, 2010 at 6:51 AM
A wonderful capture Stephen - excellent POV and lovely lighting/colouring with a subtle reflection thrown in - well done :toast:
Posted by Peter Cairns on March 23, 2010 at 12:08 PM
My type of image!

Pete
Posted by Marcus Conway on March 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM
Beautiful image :toast:
Posted by Tom_W on March 23, 2010 at 5:41 PM
lovely image...
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 23, 2010 at 6:11 PM
Simple and effective matey - my sort of image :toast: