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Well, I took another spill this week and this time camera, lens and all in the water so I am processing older files. This one from the same day I took my first spill.:w3. Thank God for insurance. Those waders can be tricky to walk in. This is one of my fave horned Grebe shost so far. Nothing dynamic but I love the softness of the water and and bg. I usually get them wet with water drops but this guy is pretty dry. I have been pretty lucky this year finding these guys and they seem to not mind me coming close to them in the water..

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x

C&C appreciated

Lovely exp and colors and agree with you re the water!

Wonderful dreamy feel to this one Cheryl. Picky point, but I might see if you could extract a tiny bit more detail out of the white cheek. Sorry about your spill, it happens!!

Hi Cheryl,
This is lovely. The dreamy feel of the water and excellent techs really make this a great shot. Nice bow wake in front of the bird. I would consider removing the one of the catchlights.
Be careful out there! Might be time to invest in some underwater housing for your gear!!
Gail

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Cheryl, be careful out there! Love the DOF, lighting here is great, nice exposure and the color combination is very pleasing. Can you lighten the shadow of the eye a tad?

Gary.

Hi Cheryl, good low perspective, well exposed, and I do like the overall detail on the grebe. Love the red eye, but do agree with Gary regarding the shadow. I like how the bow wave is in sharp focus against the surrounding softer water, and I would maybe take a bit off the top.

Good luck in getting your gear back to full working order.

Lovely water, I don't mind the shadow, the angle and eye make up for it.

too bad about the spill, hope insurance will cover
Nice shot BTW. would be nice to see one w/o the shadow in the eye. I like the soft water too :S3:

Love the lighting and overall IQ, agree on the eye shadow. If I had my druthers I wish that the wave in the right foreground was just a little lower so that the line of the bird meeting the water continued from the breast all the way back instead of becoming fuzzy from the wave. Good luck with your equipment!

Beautiful capture, Cheryl, what a great looking Grebe, the wake and water texture really add nicely to whole comp. Sorry about your spill and equipment, what kind of insurance covers that?

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Originally Posted by Grace Scalzo

Wonderful dreamy feel to this one Cheryl. Picky point, but I might see if you could extract a tiny bit more detail out of the white cheek. Sorry about your spill, it happens!!

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Not picky, thanks for bringing it to my attention

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Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie

Hi Cheryl, good low perspective, well exposed, and I do like the overall detail on the grebe. Love the red eye, but do agree with Gary regarding the shadow. I like how the bow wave is in sharp focus against the surrounding softer water, and I would maybe take a bit off the top.

Good luck in getting your gear back to full working order.

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Thanks everyone. OK I lightened the shadow,removed a catchlight, added depth to the cheek and cropped from the top and a tad off the left. All great suggestions . Sorry Rhys can't change the wake:w3
Heres the fix WDYT?

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Originally Posted by Brendan Dozier

Beautiful capture, Cheryl, what a great looking Grebe, the wake and water texture really add nicely to whole comp. Sorry about your spill and equipment, what kind of insurance covers that?

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Brendan I am a member of NANPA , I use there insurance , it's great

Now that is my kind of low angle!! Way to go! Glad your equipment will be taken care of....I think you need to concentrate on backyard setups for a while to prevent more accidents!!:t3

I like the low angle, sharpness, red eye and calm water. Well done Cheryl!

Brilliant perspective and excellent details.

Excellent shot!!! Love the low angle here, exposed very well, excellent detail, and the repost is way better.
Well done.

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Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux

Now that is my kind of low angle!! Way to go! Glad your equipment will be taken care of....I think you need to concentrate on backyard setups for a while to prevent more accidents!!:t3

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It is important to have a low angle,:w3 pity it was too low.:Whoa!: Beautiful picture. The shadows bothers me not.

Picture 2 is great, nice deep position and great exposure.