Friendly Grebe

[Roy Priest]

This pied bill grebe and family came within my minimum focusing distance many, many times.

Nikon D700
Lens: VR 500mm F/4G
Focal Length: 500mm
Aperture: F/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
Exposure Comp.: -0.3EV
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 800

[Bill Dix]

Exquisite detail on this little guy. Lower capture angle and a bit of a head-turn would make this a stunner. I might prefer just a little more room right and top. In my neck of the woods it's very hard to get close to these fellows - they always dive and then pop up just out of range. Well captured.

[nancy hazen]

Wow, the detail is fantastic! How lucky to have this little one come so close. I've only caught glimpses of them off in the lake. Great shot!
Nancy

[Tom Redd]

Roy - excellent shot, detailed and good exposure. I can't seem to get a good shot of these guys with them avoiding me. What do you think about a little CW rotation?

[Ian Cassell]

Roy, I'm jealous. I see a lot of these guys but they nearly always are far out in the pond and out of reasonable distance for my 400. Very nice exposure. The only things I would have suggested would be to get down lower rather than looking down at him and loosening the crop up just a little bit.

[Roy Priest]

Roy - excellent shot, detailed and good exposure. I can't seem to get a good shot of these guys with them avoiding me. What do you think about a little CW rotation?

Tom, maybe a little.

[Roy Priest]

Roy, I'm jealous. I see a lot of these guys but they nearly always are far out in the pond and out of reasonable distance for my 400. Very nice exposure. The only things I would have suggested would be to get down lower rather than looking down at him and loosening the crop up just a little bit.

Ian, I would have gotten lower but to get him in frame I had to back up. These were taken on Pond 5 at Gilbert Water Ranch.