Great crested grebe (Weed dance)

[Jonathan Ashton]

• OM Digital Solutions OM-1
• OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
• ƒ/4.5
• 325mm
• 1/2000s
• ISO 2000
• Jon Ashton
• Flash not fired
• Thu, 29 February 2024 2:32 PM
• Jon Ashton
• DxO PureRAW 3

Hand held image captured at a local lake

OM-1, 150-400TC
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 651.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 2000
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter : 1/2000 sec
Aperture : F4.5

ACR/PSCC

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon .. a super behavior shot .
Very nice to have both subjects to the camera .
Good IQ and nicely processed .
I just had the idea to cool down the water on the color front to make the subjects stand out bit more , as presented it is just " all one " color range .... just give it shot to see how it does look .

TFS Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andreas - thanks that's a good idea - it does look better!

 

[William Dickson]

Very well captured Jon. I've been trying lots of times to get this, but nothing like this one. I hear Andreas regarding the water, apart from that, this is really nice. Perfect interaction. Great pose and HA's on both birds. Facial expressions priceless. Very good IQ. The water droplets on the male's head lets you know that he had been in the water, and brought the gift.

Will

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Will glad you liked it, I will post another image incorporating Andreas' suggestion.

 

[Jack Backs]

Nice behavior shot. I agree on cooling the water down.