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so many new impressions in the life of a young great crested grebe, you can get tired ...
so many new impressions in the life of a young great crested grebe, you can get tired ...
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 600/1 
Langenargen, Baden-Wurttemberg, DE
Jun, 2021Views
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Location
The picture was taken in a nature reserve at an estuary near my home on Lake Constance, where there are many great crested grebes all year roundTime
I took a picture of the bird in the early morning, at this time it is still quiet in this place and the animals do not feel disturbedLighting
The just risen sun stood diagonally behind me and illuminated the animals with warm lightEquipment
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with a Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 lensInspiration
I love the great crested grebes and their behavior in courtship and rearing of the young. I often spend hours in this place, but sometimes I go home without a usable picture. You can't plan such pictures, you need patience and luckEditing
As is so often the case with Woldlife photography, I have cropped the picture afterwards, also increased the contrast a little and set a warmer hueIn my camera bag
First and foremost, I photograph landscapes. I have two lenses in my backpack for this genre: the Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM and the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Various ND and GND filters as well as a tripod are of course always included. If the way to the photo spot is not too long or too difficult, I also like to take the Tamron 70-300mm 1: 4-5.6 SP Di VC USM with me for detailed shots. Occasionally I do astrophotography with the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art but this thing is so heavy that it is only taken for that special occasion. My second big passion is wildlife photography. Here I have the Tamron SP 150-600mm F / 5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (also very heavy and therefore not always in the backpack) for the larger and more abrasive specimens and the Tamron SP 90mm 1: 2.8 Di Macro 1:1 VC USD for the tiny ones For indoor photography and other occasions where you need an ultra-wide angle, I recently added another heavyweight - the Sigma 12-24mm f / 4 DG HSM Art, which is not always included due to the weight. I use all those lenses with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV My newest toy is a drone: the dji Mavic 2 pro for unusual perspectives, abstractions and a view over the fogFeedback
It is next to impossible to plan animal pictures. Perseverance, patience and luck are qualities that characterize a wildlife photographer. You need a place where there are animals and they also feel comfortable, then you have to watch these animals for a long time, get to know their behavior and their habits and occasionally there is an opportunity for a good picture - but you' ll never now, what it will be
