Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps Cristatus)

[Ricardo Lourenço]

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1503/mergulhodecrista3.jpg (http://www.rlfocus.blogspot.com)

Photo made from a Hidrohide built by me.

Making of Hidrohide - in www.rlfocus.blogspot.com (http://www.rlfocus.blogspot.com)


Canon 7 D
f 8
1/1000
ISO 200
500 mm
Sigma 150-500 mm
Hidrohide

[Randy Stout]

Ricardo;

Lovely picture, great shooting angle courtesy of your floating blind. Well exposed, sharp, striking bird.

Like the comp and the small wave.

I had just read your article on the blind yesterday!

Welcome to BPN.

Randy

[Grace Scalzo]

Nicely done. I like the colors and the wave, Might consider a little more room at the top. I look forward to more of your images.

[Danny Laredo]

This is real nice. Love the angle detail and colors.
I wish for a bit more space up top.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Welcome to BPN Ricardo, and if this is any indication of what we may expect from you then I can't wait to see more form you!!

Awesome intimate view, and I love how the grebe has just passed the wave. I agree that more room at top would be great as the top of the head feels a little cramped up there. Another subtle tweak I would do is to eliminate the faint OOF circle in the upper right corner. All else is top notch!:)

[Richard Sleeman]

Ricardo..terrific shot! Agree with others about head room. Your blind really gives you intimate closeups of this wonderful bird.
Keep it up.
Richard

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great angle and mood! Adding to the other comments, I would tone down the whites and bring out some more details in the blacks. Keep them coming!

[Peter Coskun]

Beautiful bird and wonderful capture. I love the colors here and the great detail on the bird.

[Juan Aragonés]

Wellcome on board Ricardo, it is great to see your excellent images here and feel free to comment on other member´s images :)

The low angle and eye contact here is just fantastic. Keep them coming ;)