Great Crested Grebe

[Frank Schauf]

Portrait on the nest.

Attachment 130999

Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EF 600mm/4L IS II USM & 2x III
1/250 sec., f/8, ISO 1250
Gitzo GT5541LS with Sachtler FSB 8

[Iain Barker]

Lovely close up with great detail.
I find the little blue highlight in the middle of the eye a bit distracting.
Great picture though. I wish I could get that close to grebes.

[David Salem]

Beautiful close up of this Grebe. The feather detail looks great and I really like the smokey looking BG. Well done

[Frank Schauf]

Thanks Iain, I reworked the eye again.

Attachment 131008

[gail bisson]

This is really nice.Love the BG and your excellent techs. The red eye looks so cool-almost like gelatin.
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Great close up Frank! I like the details, sharpness, exposure, BG and composition.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer up close portrait of this bird. Agree with Gail on the look of the eye. Nice details and I really like your comp.

[Grace Scalzo]

Wonderful portrait, Frank. The red eye is captivating.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Awesome portrait!! Great colours, sharpness, composition. The blue dot removed from the pupil makes a big difference. I'm wondering what the streaks in upper left corner are?

[christopher galeski]

very nice portrait Frank,sharp with great detail.

[Frank Schauf]

Thank you all.

@ Daniel, these are small waves.

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb portrait with wonderful colors and superb details. Love the eye and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Frank, good comp with just the right amount of space all round. Colours and detail look good, and I do like the BG. Good job on the rework of the eye in your repost.