Apr 16, 2008 12:31 | #1 I went out to the lake this morning looking for loons - they were still there but widely dispersed now that most of the ice is gone. While I was sitting on the shore hoping a loon would come by, this little horned grebe came right up in front of me. Unfortunately the angle of the light wasn't ideal, but I got a few shots. Then I watched the loons for a while, they were very talkative. It was a nice morning.   -Liz
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DonPowell Senior Member 461 posts Joined Nov 2005 More info | Apr 16, 2008 12:52 | #2 Those are truly beautiful! Wonderful work. What lens, or lens combo? The look very sharp.
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Apr 16, 2008 13:03 | #3 Thanks, it was a 1D Mk III on a 500 f/4 with 1.4x teleconverter. The EXIF is on the photos so you can see all the details if you use Opanda IExif -Liz
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SnowGoose Goldmember  1,663 posts Joined Jan 2008 Location: Washington state More info | Apr 16, 2008 13:51 | #4 Great job despite the lighting challenge. Website (under construction): www.photos.rlkimages.com
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westcoaster17 Member  124 posts Joined Mar 2007 Location: SW Washington More info | Apr 16, 2008 23:29 | #5 Like those alot. Great detail.
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ajosteve Cream of the Crop  16,468 posts Likes: 8 Joined Sep 2007 Location: Grand Canyon Arizona More info | Apr 17, 2008 01:10 | #6 They look really good, love that little Grebe... Steve
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aligater Goldmember  1,713 posts Likes: 6 Joined Nov 2006 Location: North Staffordshire.UK More info | Apr 17, 2008 02:23 | #7 Cracking shots Liz, you did a good job getting as close as you did. CarLton.
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guitarman3 Goldmember  2,052 posts Joined Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR More info | Apr 17, 2008 02:27 | #8 Excellent shots, Liz! I'd love just to see one of these. So far I've been limited to seeing only the pied-billed grebe. Dennis
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Apr 17, 2008 06:48 | #9 Thanks for the comments all, there were so many different types of water birds out the last few days, and it was interesting to see and identify them. Grebes are tiny! This little one was nearby where I was sitting, and then it just popped up in front of me. I was really wishing at that point the light was behind rather than in front of me. -Liz
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SindriSkulason Cream of the Crop  10,403 posts Likes: 13 Joined May 2005 Location: Iceland More info | Apr 17, 2008 13:34 | #10 Great shots of the Horned Grepe in full breeding plumage. You captured it's beauty perfectly. Best regards
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TenaCJed Goldmember  More info | Apr 17, 2008 13:40 | #11 These are very nice. I actually think the light on that first one is great. John W
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Apr 17, 2008 14:43 | #12 Sindri Skulason wrote in post #5349243  Great shots of the Horned Grepe in full breeding plumage. You captured it's beauty perfectly.  TenaCJed wrote in post #5349284 These are very nice. I actually think the light on that first one is great. Thanks, actually I should clarify - the light is very nice, just the angle is wrong. -Liz
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rstuntz Senior Member  461 posts Joined Jun 2005 Location: Iowa, USA More info | Nice shots Liz. Angle may not be perfect but it was close enough. It could have been cloudy -Ryan
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andrewhuxman Cream of the Crop  8,601 posts Likes: 4330 Joined May 2005 Location: Rockford Illinois More info | Apr 17, 2008 15:08 | #14 Very nice shots, love that headgear and the eyes....wow A little L goes a long way.
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MicheleRF Goldmember  1,139 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Erie, PA More info | Apr 17, 2008 17:21 | #15 Super shots as anticipated Liz! Those eyes are really something!! Michele
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I'd much rather have the grebe looking at me and light on its entire body. Oh well, sometimes you have to take what you can get!