Well caught Phil and lots to commend it. Love the backlit water drops, the open beak etc. However, the foreground does obscure things a bit and that horizontal reed really spoils it for me.
Phil you can't help the reed,i really do like like the image as posted,very well caught.
Keith.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 6, 2012 at 4:00 PM
The large image really shows the detail on the grebe and the water drops are fantastic. The reeds do reduce the impact of the image a little but it is a cracking behaviour shot nevertheless. Look forward to your bittern shot.
Just another foot higher.... but the water and detail make this.
Posted by Barry Southon on March 7, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Phil
What a fantastic all action image. Often we just have to take what's presented as opposed to what we would like. Chances are if you were a foot higher your cover would have been blown and no action resulted.
Take what you can every time.
Posted by David Taylor on March 7, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Great behavioural action shot. I think the viewpoint and the foreground are fine.
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Keith.
Nick.
JR
What a fantastic all action image. Often we just have to take what's presented as opposed to what we would like. Chances are if you were a foot higher your cover would have been blown and no action resulted.
Take what you can every time.