Horned Grebe

[Bob Malbon]

Found 2 feeding at Pine Point in Scarborough, Maine today at sunset. 30D, 500 f4 at 1/1250 at f6.3 - iso160, AF,ME, Aiservo - on BushHawk - Bob

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[Alfred Forns]

Hi Bob !!! I like the sharpness and excellent dof Prominent eye looks great Bird feels a bit tight in frame would suggest more room and a slight different crop to move the eye out of the middle center Would also suggest to increase the size Makes for a stronger presentation I like it a lot !!!!

[joel quenneville]

I love this image's soft tones.The bird's red eye, is the first thing that is noticed and focuses attention on the duck. I agree with Al, I would add some more space to the bottom and a little more canvas to the right. Good job.

[Bob Malbon]

Joel & Al, Great advice on this capture. I have been cropping these Grebes a bit tight because their body color is so drab in winter and the eyes are so RED! I will give those suggestions a try. Thanks, Bob

[Rich Ikerd]

Great detail in this Bob. And I really love that red eye. I've always found in my limited experience that placing the eye on portraits like this just right of center (for a left facing bird) gives a pleasing composition.