Great Crested Grebe
| Photographed by | Keith Lightbody on Thu 15th Jan, 2026 and uploaded on Sat 17th Jan, 2026 . | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resolution | 1800x1200 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Viewed | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ID | 72452 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comment | Wandering around Herdsman Lake for the first time in ages - I have always been inspired by crested grebes. I like THE LOOK in this image (no evidence of the more typical begging behaviour!) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment | Centre-weighted exposure, handheld. RAW file processed in DPP4 with minor black and white point adjustments, saved to 16bit tif. Cropped in Photoshop and Topaz DeNoise AI used to reduce background noise. Exposure time : 1 / 800 FNumber : 10 Focal Length : 500 ISO Speed Ratings : 400 LensModel : RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM Make : Canon Model : Canon EOS R5m2 Software : Adobe Photoshop 26.3 (Macintosh) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Herdsman Lake, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords | juvenile, adult, breeding plumage/colours | ||||||||||||||||||
| This image was selected as a Moderator’s Pick. Reason: Indeed, THE LOOK takes this image to a standout level. The sinuous wave shapes add movement, and exposure is well controlled with good detail from highlights to shadows. | |||||||||||||||||||
| This image is not available for download. | |||||||||||||||||||
| GPS | EXIF | -31.928848,115.803407 | |||||||||||||||||
| ApertureFNumber | COMPUTED | f/10.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | COMPUTED | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Make | IFD0 | Canon | |||||||||||||||||
| Model | IFD0 | Canon EOS R5m2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Software | IFD0 | Adobe Photoshop 26.3 (Macintosh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Copyright | IFD0 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureTime | EXIF | 1/800 | |||||||||||||||||
| FNumber | EXIF | F10 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureProgram | EXIF | Manual | |||||||||||||||||
| ISOSpeedRatings | EXIF | 400 | |||||||||||||||||
| DateTimeOriginal | EXIF | 2026:01:15 07:14:22 | |||||||||||||||||
| ShutterSpeedValue (APEX 9.625) | EXIF | 1/790 | |||||||||||||||||
| ApertureValue (APEX 6.625) | EXIF | F10 | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureBiasValue | EXIF | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MeteringMode | EXIF | CenterWeightedAverage | |||||||||||||||||
| Flash | EXIF | Flash did not fire. | |||||||||||||||||
| FocalLength | EXIF | 500mm | |||||||||||||||||
| ExposureMode | EXIF | Manual Exposure | |||||||||||||||||
| WhiteBalance | EXIF | Automatic White Balance | |||||||||||||||||
| LensModel | EXIF | RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM | |||||||||||||||||
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