Eared Grebe

[Mital Patel]

Eared Grebe / Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Gujarat, INDIA

1D Mark IV, 800f/5.6
1/3200, f/9, ISO 1600
jan 14, 2012
Handheld

about 60% crop

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

MItal, kind shot that I like. well done on getting super super low. great water texture and details. my personal preference wud be to have a bird a bit lower in the frame...but thats just me.

[ramesh anantharaman]

Totally beautiful Mital Bhai/. Love the compo and the low angle. And quite a difficult species. Can the whites be toned down a little?? seems to be on the border.

[Sachin Saraf]

Beautiful Image Mital...Excellent low angle and for 60% crop IQ looks fine to me...I just wish that it was riding the tide when you captured it...

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Mital, Sachin makes a good point. When I take such photos, I always fire a burst. Usually end up getting one where the view of the bird is unobstructed by FG ripples. That is one thing we have to pay attention to with such a super low angle. Out here in N Texas, we always have choppy water..esp. in the evening. Many times, for small ducks, most of the body gets blocked by a wave.

[dankearl]

I like the wave and the pose, but it does appear to be a big crop as the bird looks a bit noisy.

[Robert Holguin]

Sweet shot. I really like the head angle, excellent shooting angle, nice water color, and I really like the comp.
Well done.

[Karl Egressy]

This a very nice shot, Both the water and the bird are beutiful.

[Yves Guillot]

I like a lot the effect of softness of the water. Very well done !

[Carmelo Cannova]

Love the water texture combine with a LOV. I would maybe boost a little the contrast if this was mine. Still a beautiful capture.

Carmelo

[Mark Itol]

Beautiful, Mital. I like the water droplets, the blue waters, and that red eye just catches anyone's attention. I might go for a tighter crop but I also like how you put space around the bird in this shot.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Awesome point by Sachin . Brilliant execution by you to get this surreal image !!

[Mital Patel]

Sachin Bhai,

Thanks a lot you are really true on that part. Unfortunately this was taken not on the sea but in the Salt Pan which is enclosed waterbody .. in that part getting close is almost impossible and if you have luck they come close to give such record. but thats this close only :)

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely low angle, love the water and the oof far bank. The bird is gorgeous and that eye is captivating.
I actually kinda like the fg wave.
Oh, and congrat on the toy!