Red-necked grebe shake

[Grace Scalzo]

Haven't had too much time for photography lately, but went out for a brief while last Sunday morning to try and photograph this bird. Not common on Long Island, there have been a few around this winter, I heard that the reason is because the Great Lakes are frozen so they have headed south. I was happy when he woke up and gave a little shake. This individual is transitioning into breeding plumage. The stray feather on his neck and the hints of red on his lower neck are hints of what is to come.

1/1000, f8, iso 800
Canon 1dx, 600 f4 + 2.0tc + lowered rrs tripod
Added some canvas to the right side for composition

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A great looking grebe?
Nice light, in fact that's what caught my eye! those water droplets also add motion to the image. Nice space around the bird and sharp where has to be.

[Enrique Patino]

Great shot Grace. I've tried to capture this with other like birds her and have yet to come with something this good.

[Frank Schauf]

Great pose and setting you have here.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice ruffled feathers and excellent pose captured, Grace. They nest here but hardly ever seen during winter. (I only have a flight shot from this winter)

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent action captured. Very nice water droplets. I like the ruffled feathers,HA, golden reflection in the water.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Looks awesome Grace. Sharp, well composed. I'm just wondering if a bit of a saturation boost would be good?

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Grace, lovely low perspective, and well timed to capture the shake, which in turn has created flying droplets. Great IQ and sharpness for 1200mm, and I like the hint of yellows in the water.

[gail bisson]

My favorite part is the color of the water and the golds and blues.
Love the shake and the water drops.
IQ is awesome as always,
gail

[dankearl]

Very nice subject and pose. I would also amp up the color a tad.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Very nice capture Grace! I'm surprised the SS froze the water droplets and shake that well, very nicely done.

I like the orange strip at the top, but wish it was a little bit lower.

Miguel

[Holger Leyrer]

Very nice pose. Head angle and exposure control works good. I like the water drops and the blue/golden water.