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Frank Schauf
02-27-2014, 11:44 AM
Patience is a profitable virtue. :S3:


Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 1.4x III
1/1250 sec., f/6.3, ISO 800

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Rob Melone
02-27-2014, 12:58 PM
Hi Frank, It's a wonderful shot! Beautiful light, color, detail and BG. The head back/chest out, wing position, reflection and water droplets are all a bonus.
Karl Egressy
02-27-2014, 02:42 PM
Great pose captured, Frank. Excellent IQ and the bird really pops against the dark background.
Raybel Robles
02-27-2014, 04:08 PM
What a beautiful image!! Superb! The wings position is perfect and low tone colors!
Sidharth Kodikal
02-27-2014, 06:35 PM
You knocked this one out of the park, Frank. Killer pose, light and low angle. The falling droplets add icing on top.
The rich, dark fg/bg is exceptionally good as well. I could see this working well with a tighter crop too.
A big winner!
dankearl
02-27-2014, 08:14 PM
Wow this is good……..
Wouldn't change a thing.
Robert Kimbrell
02-27-2014, 09:53 PM
There is so much to like here, he stands out so well from the background. Nice open wings and reflection.
Enrique Patino
02-27-2014, 11:03 PM
awesome!
Iain Barker
02-28-2014, 08:30 AM
Fantastic Frank. I don't think I have ever seen a Grebe with its wings up and certainly not to be able to get an image. Was it taking off or displaying?
can't fault the perfect images either.

TFS
Iain
Frank Schauf
02-28-2014, 09:31 AM
Fantastic Frank. I don't think I have ever seen a Grebe with its wings up and certainly not to be able to get an image. Was it taking off or displaying?
can't fault the perfect images either.

TFS
Iain

Thank you Iain.

After the plumage care they do it on occasion.
Miguel Palaviccini
02-28-2014, 10:15 AM
Frank! Just awesome. The water coming from the wing tips takes it over the top for me. Everything else is top notch.
Daniel Cadieux
02-28-2014, 12:22 PM
Excellent all around. I love the grebe's whites against the dark background. The only thing I would do is eliminate the small black dot (which looks like a piece of debris) on the near wing.
MohsenVahedipour
03-01-2014, 01:28 AM
Excellent pose, light & low shooting angle. Great IQ & BG.
Satish Ranadive
03-02-2014, 01:30 AM
Magnificent moment captured. Love the reflection and trailing water droplets.

Regards,
Satish.
Holger Leyrer
03-02-2014, 03:09 PM
Hi Frank,
very nice image. Perfect low angle and exposure control. Love the colors, wing position and the water drops. Well done :S3: