Camouflage works....

[dankearl]

Grebe in disguise...
1/500, 600mm (300 w/2x) f6.3, iso1600
Old crappy Nikon equipment.

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[Dorian Anderson]

Low angle, detail, moss, splash, and prey are all great! Direct eye contact is the only thing that's missing. I might rotate the frame CCW like 1 degree to get the water perfectly level. Depending on your tolerance and cloning ethics, you could also clone out the faint bright smears at the bottom of the frame. I love the specular highlights around the bird.

[gail bisson]

This is one of your best shots Dan.
I love your low POV, the bug in the mouth, and all the duckweed on the birds back.
I see a strong blue cast in the back so I would go to selective color in PS CC and reduce the blues in the blacks.
I would also increase the exposure a bit.
I like the rain drops as well.
Compwise, I would take a bit off the bottom.
I had a good laugh at your comment about "crappy Nikon equipment"!!:bg3:

[Isaac Grant]

This is really nice. The vegetation on the bird is so cool as is the prey item. Like Dorian I just wish it was facing us. As the bird is so crouched down I would use a 16:9 crop. And for what it is worth, the vast majority of shots that I have ever taken with any gear are crappy! Only a very small number of them are keepers.

[Alex Becker]

Very nice. Love the prey item and the 'camo'. A 16x9 crop would work well here. Nice details. TFS

[John Mack]

The angle is perfect here. Yes the birds head is slightly turned away but i don't care. Splashing water is great as well.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Nice shot. Agree with others. Better Head Angle would be nice. I would take some canvas off at the bottom and clean out some details to improve this image.

TFS

[Bill Dix]

Love the camouflage, prey, POV, colors. Agree with others about HA and pano crop, but a very cool image.

[Arthur Morris]

I care. For me with the bird facing away it would be a game breaker. As presented, I think that it needs some CCW rotation.

with love, artie