Clark's Grebe Family

[laurie golden]

I found this Clark's Grebe family at Malheur Wildlife Refuge, my first photo of chicks riding on a parents back. Both chicks were on dad's back and mom occasionally brought food. Light was harsh and I could not get down to the water level without scaring them away.

Nikon D3S, 500mm f4 plus 1.7 converter, 850mm
ISO 640, f9, 1/1250 sec
Manual Exposure

[Rachel Hollander]

Laurie - very nice family shot (almost missed the chicks without your mentioning them) and I like the ruffled feathers. Looks like you handled the harsh light. I just wish they were angled slightly towards you rather than away.

TFS,
Rachel

[Richard Stern]

Hi Laurie,

Beautiful, and I agree with Rachel. I fully understand the difficulty in sometimes getting low.

Richard

[christopher galeski]

nice foursome,good detail,pleasant light,agree on the angle.thanks.

[gail bisson]

Hi Laurie,
I agree with your self critique but it is still a really good shot.
Good exposure and tack sharp and love the babies,
Gail