Horned Grebe

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Got this guy last week after an amazing day of shooting that followed a close call in the morning. My foot got caught in the muck and me in my waders went down but the gear was safe up high. I thought it would be the start of a bad and cold day but it was a really great day full of photo ops. This one was later in the aftternoon off the Courtney Cambell causeway Tampa. I spotted 3 grebes swimming together so back in the water I went and stayed for a good 2 hours of shooting them.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM +2.0x Tripod
Almost full frame

[Randy Stout]

Cheryl:

Excellent low shooting angle. That amazing eye, food item, flying drops and soft BG, all good.

Wish the head was a sliver more our way. Whites on top of neck perhaps just hot enough to reduce the visible detail. Can be deceiving when the feathers are wet however.

Sounds like a great day for you.

Cheers

Randy

[Sid Garige]

Cheryl,

Very nice shooting angle and excellent techs. Like the composition too. Very nice image.

[Ofer Levy]

This is very sweet! Awesome low angle, sharp with nice detail and exposure looks spot on to me - good job!

[EzhilSuresh]

Very nice details and lovely low angle composition.

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!!! Excellent image. Love the low shooting angle, the detail is just superb, and the food in its beak is a big plus.
Well done.

Glad to hear that your gear and especially you made it out ok.

[Karl Egressy]

Excelent low angle image with nice details, Cheryl.
I lke the eye that is very interesting looking of this species, the water droplets and the food item in the beak.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Thanks everybody HAPPY NEW YEAR

[Bill Dix]

Tough guys to capture, and you've done it nicely. Food is a plus. Well done, and glad you survived, with dry gear.

[arash_hazeghi]

sweet image Cheryl! love it

[Daniel Cadieux]

Not much I can add here Cheryl...awesome image, and the prey item is a very good bonus.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

What is the prey ...looks like a small snake . Lovely low angle . Have a great 2012 .

[Trivedi Vatsal]

Loved the eye and the colors! Details and level is also great!

[James Salywoda]

Beautiful low angle shot Cheryl really nicely done I love the detail.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Cheryl, great low angle...one has to go really low for these small birds...and you did it here. makes a world of difference. great pose. I think your SS fell a tad short. these motions are fast and its better to have a little higher ISO even in good light for these.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Cheryl, great low angle...one has to go really low for these small birds...and you did it here. makes a world of difference. great pose. I think your SS fell a tad short. these motions are fast and its better to have a little higher ISO even in good light for these.

Yes I see that. The motion is faster than I thought and found out when I got home to alot of motion blur images. Thanks Kaustubh

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Cheryl, you are welcome. Good light tempts us to lower the ISO...but with ducks, I dont think that is a good idea....especially if you want to freeze quick motion. 1/1600 is usually a great SS to have...but with any 'catching prey' action, it falls a tad short.