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Little Grebe

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Posted by Sean Bolton on May 11, 2006 at 5:36 PM
Hi All

Great weather here in Swindon today so after work headed off to the restored canal a couple of miles from my house. I had recce'd this location last week and spotted that this stretch of canal (which runs close by a new housing estate in Swindon) was home to half a dozen Little Grebes (as well as a few nesting moorhens and coots).

This section of canal has some very nice photogenic spots and the evening light falls nicely on the water so a decent location for some afterwork photography.

Turned up this evening with the intention of trying for some Little Grebe shots, but initially couldn't locate any :rolleyes: so had to settle for photographing some nesting moorhens. Eventually a Little Grebe showed up and I managed a few half decent shots as it moved and dived up and down the canal length carefully avoiding all of the attractive and well lit spots. Eventually I managed some shots in a better part of the canal, but unfortunately my best shot also featured a large floating green bottle :frown:

This shot was about my best from the evening, but I hope to get the chance to return and try to improve on this effort. Fingers crossed the weather holds out.

Canon 20D, 300 F4L + 1.4TC, ISO 400, 1/400th @ f7.1, manfrotto 190+393. slight crop.

cheers

Sean
Posted by John Chapman on May 11, 2006 at 5:47 PM
Hi Sean
what beautiful colours of the bird and pin sharp. A very nice image.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Tom Dodson on May 11, 2006 at 7:19 PM
Lovely tranquil shot-nice reflections.
Posted by Peter Barritt on May 12, 2006 at 2:29 AM
like it Sean. beautiful colours
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 12, 2006 at 7:02 AM
Very sharp image,Nice colouration,I find the background fights alittle for attention but a well executed image all the same
Posted by Dennis Alden on May 12, 2006 at 7:52 AM
Nice image - tend to agree with Dave about the background - but a good starter and certainly one that I would be pleased to have taken.

dennis
Posted by David Kjaer on May 12, 2006 at 4:52 PM
Hi Sean

Nice shot with good light and a low angle - the BG doesn't bother me too much, shows the habitat well!

David :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on May 12, 2006 at 6:19 PM
Nice one Sean, like the comp and low angle.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 12, 2006 at 6:55 PM
Hi a nice image the back ground is ok for me but the water is going down hill some ccr needed.

phillip.

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Posted by Graeme Lee on May 13, 2006 at 7:56 AM
Very nice indeed. Agree with a bit of ccr. I have a similar shot to this but from a higher shooting angle and it doesn't look half as good as this. Good shooting!! :toast:

Graeme
Posted by PhilH on May 16, 2006 at 6:14 AM
Missed this somehow....

Super, love the low angle....

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