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Great Crested Grebes

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Posted by Austin Thomas on March 28, 2010 at 5:21 AM
I have spent the last few weekends observing these Grebes as they prepare for the mating season.

Out of camera this image is softer than I would like. They are along way away from the bank so consequently, this is a heavy crop and taken with a 500mm plus 1.4X attached. I have spent some extra time selectively sharpening the heads to push it more towards a "keep" than a "delete".

Without the background I would definitely not have bothered and just hit delete. I hope it is sharp enough on your screens.


Canon 1dMk4, 700mm f5.6, 1/1000, ISO400

C&C welcome.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 28, 2010 at 5:23 AM
Works for me, the low PoV is what makes it!
Posted by David Taylor on March 28, 2010 at 6:06 AM
Yes the low POV and complementary BG certainly makes this image. Well worth posting,

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Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 28, 2010 at 6:28 AM
A lovely image with a very nice point of view. :smile:
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 28, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Excellent shot Austin. I have not been able to get that close with my local GCG's. :toast:
Posted by Philip Newman on March 28, 2010 at 11:34 AM
Well it looks excellent to me, nice definition and lighting, my only thought is why not get a 2X converter.

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Phil Newman
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 28, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Hi Austin, think I might have gone for a portrait version of this.

As you say anything bigger & the detail/sharpness goes sadly. The colours work well and I like the BG colour. I think it may also need a slight rotation too. The 2x is out of the question Austin, only center point focus, you will start at f/8 min and lose shutter speed and its nowhere near the quality of 1.4x as you know. :wink:

TFS
Steve :wavey:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM
Nicely captured but as you say they very seldom come close enough. Agree with Steve about a portrait crop :wavey:
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on March 28, 2010 at 1:18 PM
Works fine for me Austin,
color and pose is spot on :toast: :toast:
Bertl
Posted by Lewis Thomson on March 28, 2010 at 1:36 PM

Hi Austin,

Sharpness looks great at this size. The colours and low pov are ace, worth persevering to see if they come closer.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Craig Jones on March 28, 2010 at 3:37 PM
Beautiful capture,love the colours and pose well done :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Mclean on March 28, 2010 at 4:44 PM
Looks plenty sharp enough to me.Glad you persevered and didn't rush to the delete button.

Phil. :toast:
Posted by Anthony House on March 28, 2010 at 5:16 PM
Lovely image, great looking birds...

Nice work.
Tony
Posted by Matt Cole on March 29, 2010 at 6:20 AM
it certainly looks good at this size Austin and I can't believe it's too bad at high res either
:smile:

Matt :toast:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on March 29, 2010 at 7:01 AM
Very nice colours and looks sharp enough here. Could do with a touch of clockwise rotation to get the water level though :wink:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on March 29, 2010 at 7:42 AM
Great muted colours and low POV make this an excellent shot :smile:


Minor nits covered re rotation
Posted by John Chapman on March 30, 2010 at 5:25 AM
Hi Austin this is Superb as is and if it was mine I would be fair chuffed and I would definitely keep it. :toast: