Grebe with a baby

[Ofer Levy]

1D mark IV, Canon 600 f4,x1.4, 1/250, f13, iso 400, tripod, Miller Arrow 25 fluid head

Taken last year here in Sydney and re-processed.

Comments/reposts are welcome!

[girisholeti]

Wow... I am visualizing similar photo from quite sometime but couldn't make it till now. This image brought a big smile on my face. Thanks for posting this.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, loved the low angle and details. two good head angles...which are tough esp. when one of them is a baby.

Looks like the chick was in motion and that SS was a little low for that. you can try a mild round of USM on the chick.

[Raymond Lee]

Really great capture! It's something I always try to look for when I photograph Grebes. I agree with Kautubh's comments. In addition, I would prefer to darken the chick just a slight touch.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ofer, excellent detail on the parent, tack sharp, and overall well exposed. I like the colours on the parent, and agree, that baby looks a touch soft with regards to sharpness. Your choice of aperture was a good call, and if this were mine, I would maybe take a bit off the bottom.

[Melissa Groo]

Just a fantastic shot, Ofer. Love the head angles, the low angle, the detail. Sweet sweet portrait.

[Karl Egressy]

Wow, this is beautiful, Ofer.
Great HA perfect sharpnes and exposure on the parent bird.
The little one is a cutie.

[Ofer Levy]

Ofer, loved the low angle and details. two good head angles...which are tough esp. when one of them is a baby.

Looks like the chick was in motion and that SS was a little low for that. you can try a mild round of USM on the chick.

Thanks for your comments guys!
No motion blur at all. However, chick feathers are so thin it needed another round of sharpening - how does the repost look?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

yes, looks better. definitely.

[Robert vanMierop]

Beautiful image and moment.

[Tom Rambaut]

Repost looks good - lovley theme and you get a real sense of the dependence of the chick on its parent. You should do realy well with this sort of image with the 800 + 1.4 ext. Chest high in water again Ofer?

[dankearl]

Very nice Ofer.
Looks very sharp to me, I think chick feathers just always look "soft", because they are!
Like the head angles and the low shooting angle.

[Ofer Levy]

Repost looks good - lovley theme and you get a real sense of the dependence of the chick on its parent. You should do realy well with this sort of image with the 800 + 1.4 ext. Chest high in water again Ofer?

Thanks for your comments guys!
Not chest deep - just sitting in the water as it was a shallow pond....

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely low angle, terrific subjects and get colors. I love it.
Repost rocks!

[arash_hazeghi]

I remember this one Ofer, it's a great shot! where the photos with the new 800???

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Super sweet, great water colors and bird positions. ..the repost is even better

[Mark Young]

Wonderful image. Great to have both of them looking at you.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Nice done Ofer...