Little grebe

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod Canon 20D Canon 500mm f4 L IS ISO 800 1/40 sec f4.5
Another shot from back in 2008, all comments welcome.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, details, water drops, dark water and sharpness. Well done Jonathan.

[Randy Stout]

Jonathan:

I think your little grebe is excellent, well exposed, very sharp, nice pose and comp. Like the underwater vegetation.

Sometimes we tend to think only the latest and greatist gear can give top results, but this one is obvious evidence to the contrary.

Now where did I leave my D1X?

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, my first digital camera was a 20D, and it too produced great results like this. Excellent detail on the grebe, tack sharp, and you have a captured a great swimming pose. Good IQ on the droplets, and if anything, I would take a bit off the bottom.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and great sharp details!

[gail bisson]

The thumbnail doesn't do this image justice.
IQ is excellent and I love the dark, moody colors.
I would remove the extra catchlight.
Just lovely,
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb image.Love the great details on grebe,nice water rings around him and water droplets.
Above all love the silver-grey color.

Regards,
Satish.

[Marina Scarr]

I am truly impressed by this capture, Jonathan. The exposure is absolutely terrific and details are so amazing that this bird looks life like to me. Love those water drops on its back and the green water.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi Jon.
nice pose and great sharp details!

[David Salem]

Yes the thumbnail dosnt do it justice. Great exposure and details. Nice work!

[Corey Hayes]

Awesome shot.

[Shawn Zierman]

Lovely frame. Green and serene!
The details really sing on this one. The translucency of the water is cool!

[Nico Steenberg]

Great detail and well exposed colours. A super IMG !

[Karl Egressy]

Such a nice image, Jonathan. The dark water makes the bird pop.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and eye contact.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks very much everyone for the encouraging comments, I am glad I resurrected the image!