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Uploaded: 04/18/07 7:13 PM GMT
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The Great Crested Grebe and some smaller ones. This mother bird carries her young on her back most of the day, while father goes off and on with newly catched fish. You can sit and whatch them for hours. I shot this at 300 mm with a Canon EF 70-300 mm zoom lens and of course a tripod. I had my camera completely set in manual mode and manual focus at ISO200/f8/1/200s but I still made one mistake: I left the image stabilizer on (mode 2). And as a result, the image is not as sharp as I had hoped for. So, my tip of the day for all of you colleges: if you use a tripod, the stabilizer should be OFF!
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.boremachine
04/18/07 8:05 PM GMT
WOW, what a great and funny shot Paul, and very interesting also :o)
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fabulous shot Paul - 10 in the VB - I came to see who took the photograph - really beautiful and a lovely moment to capture!
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"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."
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Well my goodness, I don't know how you could have gotten it any sharper, fabulous capture and straigt into favs.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is....
Frank Scully
Stunning Paul! This capture is top notch, I love everything about it. Into my favs and 10/10, excellent work!
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"God is my only hope and the source of my joy." Henri Nouwen
For a zoom it is pretty sharp. Doesn't mode 2 work when you engage the shutter? A very nice photo. Many of us would like such an out of focus opportunity and get your results. It may not look perfect but I think some feathers look out of focus even when you have a good focus.
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What a Great Shot Paul. 10 for sure. Color and Clarity is just Beautiful. Doesn't get much better than this. Bravo !
E J
E J
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a wonderful shot, paul.
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sorry if i don't comment on each of your pictures. to those of you who comment so often, i can't imagine how you get it done!
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Nature is so interesting and thanks for info on this amazing bird. Better luck next time on the image stabilizer but as far as I'm concerned it deserves a 10/10.
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Life's moments are sweet. I just want to capture all that I can of them.
Now I know what the result would be if young bird coloration was decided by a committee!
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Paul, this is an amazing, cute and beautiful image as well. Regards, Cornelius
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Verbeter de wereld, begin bij jezelf (improve the world, start with yourself).
That’s a fabulous shot. These Grebes live here in Australia too but I haven’t seen the young ones hitching a ride for myself yet. If I see this in the voting booth it gets a 10.
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great shot, the errors if any are minimal, makes a great desktop
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And that we send them forth to fill the world with good results, or ill.
That which we call our secret thought speeds forth to earth's remotest spot, leaving it's blessings or it's woes like tracks behind it as it goes.
We build our future, thought by thought for good or for ill, yet know it not.
Yet so the universe was wrought .
Thought is another name for fate.
Choose then thy destiny and wait, for Love brings Love and Hate brings Hate. - Henry Van Dyke.
It's still an absolutely beautiful shot! The colors alone are so rich and the birds are really splendid! Nice work, Paul! I'll try to remember your tip when I ever get a lens with IS!
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You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
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This came up in the VB and I just had to give it a 10. Great capture Paul. And thanks for the tip.
Steve
Steve
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ummm, that's a mistake? Looks awesome to me! The reflections are unreal.
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mygallery
NO wonder you got such a HIGH mark...this is a most fantastic photo sweets!! How proud you must be to have gotten this. The colours are beautiful and the whole scene is so sweet. Those are the pretties little duckies...and look at the reflections, you got those perfectly even with all the ripples in the water..just so beautiful hun..verena
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The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands ~Anne Frank.
Just like a kid looking to the parent for support. Great capture.
Russ
Russ
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Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.
Edward Weston
You are right Paul about turning off the stabilizer if using a tripod. There are so many things to remember to get the perfect shot. I have told myself and have yet to do it, put all the "to do" things on an index card and keep it as a checklist and keep it in your camera bag. That's MY tip. What a capture! I mean, WHAT A CAPTURE! It's a keeper.
Pat
Pat
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Wow! Congratulations Paul! A great capture for one of the most beautiful birds. Don't worry about the sharpness!
Why did you set on manual focus?
Why did you set on manual focus?
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-Pierre-
The young ones look amazing, never seen the whole family before. How fortunate you captured this delightful trio for our pleasure and to your satisfaction. I wouldn't care about the sharpness that much though, we love this family anyway!!!
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This shot made me say WOW! I love how the lines on the grebes and the lines in the water work together and the colors are fantastic! Great capture!
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