***Pied-billed grebe***

[Yves Guillot]

Hello everyone!

Here is a shot of this beautiful bird in a nice setting.



http://www.pbase.com/photosnature/image/142914821/original.jpgCanon EOS 7D Canon IS 600 mm 1:4,0 + TC 2X III - 1/320s f/8.0 iso800 kept 83% of the original


C&C welcome! :D

[Frank Schauf]

Nice deep position and great colours.

[Randy Stout]

Yves:

NIce low shooting angle, colors, angle of bird in frame.

Interesting effect of soft feathers and motion blur on the wings. I think that overall the bird is a little soft, perhaps another round of USM.

That is a lot of magnification that you are working with, and I don't think I could keep it steady at that shutter speed. I know that ISO performance can be an issue for the 7D, but I would have tried to push it up a bit to get more SS.

Cheers

Randy

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I like the blur in the wings. These birds are so tiny that one has to go super super low to get such a shot...great job. loved the ripples as well.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. I really like the low shooting angle, very nice light, and I really like the feather blur.
Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cute, nice low angle, and good BG colours. I'd prefer a bit more room below as the head's reflection is nearly touching the bottom edge. I should go check my local spot for these guys!!