Australasian Grebe

[Ralph]

25-05-22 I went for a walk across the road to the wetlands that are there and found that the number of the little Grebe are on the rise here.
I am very pleased with this as I must say I like this little waterbird.

1 = a look to the right

2 = heading to the left in this one

3 = moving to the right.

[wigz]

Very nice Ralph. They are very photogenic little birds, but usually keep their distance.

[Ralph]

These ones close to home if you stand there they will slowly come closer towards you.
And they are good when they do this.

[HansE]

What is there not to like? Nice to see them better still if you have nice pictures you can see anytime.

[Ralph]

Thanks so much Hans.

[Isac]

Beautiful shots of a very shy little bird Ralph. Great detail, natural colours and well framed, using the positive and negative space perfectly to include the lovely reflection.

[Ralph]

That spacing that you mentioned is something that I full agree on and there are times when it just doesn't work right. But I did do some reading where it said that it makes the shot look right if it has room in the direction it is going into. And I have been following this for a long time and I have told a once friend who disagreed but their shots looked cramped. So I think it is the right way about it. Thanks for your kind words on these.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Ralph

They're a beaut set of super-sharp images ... pat yourself on the back and buy yourself a chocolate as your prize!
Phil

[Ralph]

Thanks so much Phil for such a great compliment I honestly appreciate it fully.