Nothing earth-shattering here, just a standard shot of a bird that recalls Eared Grebe, though this is the bird's breeding plumage (versus the EAGR winter plumage). I like how the red eye cracks in the grayscale surrounds.
This photo was taken at 14,700 feet, a few miles above the town of Putre which I mentioned yesterday. And let me tell you - hauling my **** around for even five minutes at that elevation left me, a seasoned long-distance
cyclist, completely winded! Shooting this high is only for the physically able.....
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/2000 at f/5.6, ISO 400
Processed in LR CC. Nothing cloned/added
Great Photo and details look great. Love the gray background what was the reason for the gray. Just cloudy? I have been only once at that elevation and for me I didn't know if I was going to get out of the parking lot. TFS
Lovely image Dorian! Great detail and techs are terrific. I agree with you about that elevation. Shot many times at 14K on Mt Evans and it winds the **** out of you if you're hiking around.
A real sweet shot Dorian. You are right, the sort of monochromatic effect with the red eye is just outstanding.
Great pov with a little wake virtually eliminated the reflection.
Perhaps you could do a little massaging with some channel blending (not too hard really) to texture the whites in the neck but no matter, a pleasure to view regardless.
Silvery Grebe (Chile)
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