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It's a bit nippy!

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 18, 2012 at 3:57 PM
It's a bit nippy!
Nikon D7000 300mm f4 + TC-17e ISO 400 1/800s at f8 handheld.

Great Northern Diver in winter plumage with a wee crab. Taken today using my otter stalk technique (run like hell towards the tide line when the diver is underwater and fling yourself flat before it re-surfaces!) All C+C warmly welcomed.

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on March 18, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Your best shot to date in my view. Great stuff !
JR
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 18, 2012 at 4:35 PM
Very nice, love the crab!
Rene de Heer
Posted by Paul Whippey on March 18, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Very nice Nick. Love the crab action and the pano crop works nicely. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on March 18, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Nick you really have caught this spot on!

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on March 18, 2012 at 5:32 PM
Nick

Very well caught an exceptional image.
:wink:
Posted by Graham Goddard on March 18, 2012 at 5:36 PM
That's my technique for Otters too Nick - lovely shot as well :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on March 18, 2012 at 6:10 PM
The panoramic treatment works really well here.

David
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 19, 2012 at 5:05 AM
You've captured a great moment. Pano crop works well here. Well done. :smile:
Posted by David Taylor on March 19, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Excellent timing. A great capture for both you and the bird. :biggrin: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 19, 2012 at 9:02 AM
That is a beauty Nick. No nits from me. What I would do though would be to put a very fine stroke line (dark blue perhaps) around the image so that the white highlights at the edge of the image don't bleed out into the border.
Cracker. :toast:
Posted by Paul Rosser on March 20, 2012 at 4:44 PM
I agree with the above comments, very nice image Nick! :toast:
Paul :wavey: