Greatcrested grebe

[Jonathan Ashton]

Camera Model Name Canon EOS-1D X
Canon 500mm f4 & 2xTC
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av (Aperture Value) 11.0
Exposure Compensation -0.333333
ISO Speed 2500
All C&C welcome.

[William Dickson]

Hi Jon, what a great looking water trail and the bird aint bad either I love the feeling of speed and determination on the image. Nice POV. Was it a big crop.

Well captured

Will

[Ihtisham Kabir]

Whoa! What a great show on water! Added bonus: the head stands out so nicely against the bg. Composition is good. Thanks for sharing this vibrant shot. Ihtisham

[David Salem]

Nice water trail and action. Looks like a big crop as it is a bit grainy. f8 would have been fine unless you find that you need to stop down with this lens combo to get sharp images. Well done

[Richard Flack]

Hi Jonathan, nice idea and I like the feeling of action. Just unfortunate that the detail / sharpness does not seem to be there. I normally find that f7.1 should be fine for these type of images as you dont seem to be too close? TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, agree with David, f/8 would have been good and gained a bit more SS, as the subject looks a tad soft. Certainly the noise is visible and unclear how much of a crop this is??? Here I would add some localised NR and work a bit on both FG & the Top to 'sandwich' the 'action' part, you know what I mean.

TFS
Steve