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Courting Grebes

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 22, 2006 at 2:23 PM
Courting Grebes
Taken this afternoon at Lake Geneva (suprise suprise)At the same place as the previous images,There are over 100 grebes in this area,The second biggest breeding ground for GC Grebes in Switzerland (dont know the biggest)
Canon 1D2+500+2X 1/500@f8 iso200 +2/3
Posted by Justin on March 22, 2006 at 2:37 PM
Very nice.The ample space around the birds works well,IMO.Like the fact that one bird is facing forwards with the other turned to the side.Nice bit of space between the birds too. :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on March 22, 2006 at 3:04 PM
Hi Dave
a very nice picture of the Grebes and I agree with Justin's comments.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 22, 2006 at 4:17 PM
Very nice Dave - I do love that light/water/ haze combination that you have been geeting on Lake Geneva. Picks out the detail beautifully

Malcolm

Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 23, 2006 at 4:18 AM
Hi Dave,I like this a lot.........hopefully my next project


Barrie
Posted by Mark sellings on March 23, 2006 at 4:26 AM
fantastic - love everything about it, particularly the poses/head positions of the birds and the composition and colour of the overall picture.

I like the more artistic style you are going for - its something I prefer and attempt (without much success :rolleyes: ) in my own photography.

Excellent stuff :toast:

Mark
Posted by Michael Sayles on March 23, 2006 at 5:14 AM
Very nice - goes well with your similar swan couple too. I would have liked to see a version with the grebes slightly higher in the frame, so that their reflections are in frame. But still a very fine image.

Michael S
Posted by writepic on March 23, 2006 at 8:08 AM

hi dave,

great image. i love that space around the birds, although sacrificed the reflection below, but somehow i feel that is justified with the tone of that space.

mark.
Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 23, 2006 at 8:38 AM
Hi Dave, you are getting some great results with birds small in the frame on a big lake. It's very artistic, and this is no exception :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on March 23, 2006 at 12:03 PM
Hi Dave

Another in a series of excellent images!

David :toast:
Posted by Clive_S on March 23, 2006 at 2:30 PM
Love the poses you've captured here :toast: