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Mating Grebes

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 18, 2006 at 6:16 AM
Mating Grebes
I was out early today trying for some grebes with chicks as i had seen some in a marina on Lake Geneva yesterday,The breeding area though was noisey but no chicks as they are still in the middle of the reeds,The lake has risen a few feet in the last couple of weeks and with the strong winds a couple of weeks ago and tonnes of driftwood i think a lot of nests have been distroyed,I found a new grebes nest with eggs on it in a small stream so stayed for a hour to get some grebe on nest shots,I was in chest waders at the edge as the grass is very long and in the way,I had set up with a 1d2 and 500 however the battery died so put the 20d on,Its amazing the difference between the 1.3x of the 1d and the 1.6x crop of the 20d and it made me abit close and was more than lucky when they mated that they fitted in the frame although very tight,I cocked up as it caught me unawears and the composition was to the left so this is full frame with abit cut off the right to even it up,I will spend some time with these birds over the next couple of weeks and try to get it right next time
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 18, 2006 at 7:07 AM
Dave, great action shot. You are already said it yourself; just a tad too big in the frame. The whites seem a tiny bit blown out on my LCd monitor but i really like this image!
Rene de Heer
Posted by David Kjaer on June 18, 2006 at 7:30 AM
Amazing shot - certainly made his hair stand on end!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Schröder on June 18, 2006 at 7:40 AM
Great action. Whites are OK on my monitor. Image seems a bit soft. Still nice as it is.

Paul :toast:

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Philip Kirkham on June 18, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Hello Dave
No matter how much equipment you take its always at the worst possible moment that something lets you down. This is a great image but would certainly have been better with the smaller crop, in fact you have done well to just fit them in!
The whites look OK on my screen too, but I agree with Paul that it appears a little soft.
Best wishes
Phil :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on June 18, 2006 at 11:17 AM
Blimey you caught the moment alright, talk about impact.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 18, 2006 at 12:17 PM
Nice one Dave,worth getting up early for

:toast: :toast:

Baz
Posted by PhilH on June 19, 2006 at 3:59 AM
Just the right moment, no real nits and agree with your own self crit....

Does appear to be a tad soft...

:toast:
Posted by Javier Martin on June 19, 2006 at 6:17 AM
Shame about the tightness. Great moment though.
Posted by Larry Corbett on June 19, 2006 at 7:19 AM
What a great way to start the day :biggrin:

lovely to see despite the tightness in the frame

:wavey:
Posted by Paula Graham on June 19, 2006 at 4:17 PM
Unusual and interesting shot. Worth getting some more from that area.