Mating rituals of the great crested grebe

[thijs broekkamp]

500mm
down on the ground
iso 400
f7.1

http://i957.photobucket.com/albums/ae54/thijsbroekkamp/futendans1full.jpg

[Ofer Levy]

This is an awesome behaviour and action shot!! Looks a bit dark on my monitor. Here is a repost with some S/H applied - how does it look to you?
Cheers,
Ofer

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very neat interaction! Good low angle and details. I love that they both have material in their bills. I would have liked the grebes lower in the frame and would consider toning down the bright diagonal reed behind the heads. I like Ofer's repost as I thought the image was dark too.

[Stu Bowie]

Interesting ritual, and I like the similar 'standing up' poses. Ofer's repost works well.

[Xavier Maessen]

Very nice capture, congratulations! Like Daniel I would have liked more empty space above the heads. Another vote for Ofer's repost.

Xavier

[thijs broekkamp]

Thanks for the comments!

I do like the repost of ofer!:S3:

[Pieter de Waal]

Thijs, wonderful behaviour captured here. Like the identical HA and water droplets. The repost brings out the detail nicely. TFS