# Courting grebes

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [July 19, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729 "2019-07-19T03:04:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![John\_Tobias](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@John\_Tobias](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/John_Tobias)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:04am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729/1 "2019-07-19T03:04:10Z")

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Sharpness, details in light areas.

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Overall appeal

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Canon 7D M II, Canon EF-100-400mm L @ 340mm  
1/1000 @ F-7.1 ISO 800, light rain/overcast

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**Author:** ![stevenm](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@stevenm](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/stevenm)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729/2 "2019-07-19T03:42:38Z")

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It’s nice. Unusual lack of detail in the breasts, maybe a exposure issue or needs lower contrast. The mouth of sticks does kinda of cut off the other birds head tho the closeness is nice.  
TY for post

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729/3 "2019-07-19T07:42:15Z")

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Hi John, nice poses you captured of this interaction. A lovely species with those red eyes. I like the environmental feel of the image. My main nit (as Steven mentioned) is the hot whites on the chests of the birds. Otherwise nicely done.

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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729/4 "2019-07-19T13:32:32Z")

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They sure posed nicely for you, John. I love that they both have their heads turned in the opposite direction, and they both have a mouthful of seaweed or something. I am hoping that you can pull some detail back into the hot spots. If shot in RAW, you very well might can, or at least most of it. A fine shot otherwise.

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Bauer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_bauer/32/211_2.png) [@Keith\_Bauer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Bauer)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/courting-grebes/7729/5 "2019-07-19T16:42:26Z")

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Very nice behavioral image. Vertical comp looks like the right choice. Whites are pretty blown on both birds though and that really hurts the image.