Little Grebe Reflection

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

Here is a reflection image of a Little Grebe from a recent outing.

I would appreciate peoples thoughts and experiences on how reflections should be treated regarding post processing.

Do you attempt to sharpen the reflection to enhance its presence ?
Do you apply noise reduction to the reflected area ?

I normally selectively sharpen the subject and noise reduce the rest, but with a strong shadow I am not so sure.

Canon 1DMK4, 500mm, 1.4x, f6.3, 1/1000, ISO 800

C&C welcome.

Cheers

Austin

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Austin, interesting colours, and you have captured a good reflection. With regards to your question, I actually posted a thread a little while back on the exact subject http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=60167 I would maybe clean up the water infront of the wave.

[Gal Shon]

A beautiful breeding plumage.
Lovely colors. eye contact, reflection and sharpness are very good.
Agree with Stuart regarding cleaning the water

[Troy Lim]

Very nice shot. Could have been better if shoot straight on, or to your right a bit more, using the body to cover up some of the ripples on the left of the frame, it is bright and I find it a bit distracting. Reflection is great. TFS.

[Tony Whitehead]

I love the colours in this image. I was lucky enough to photograph one of these last UK summer with green summer reflections but the browns really suit the plumage. A lower angle if possible would have reduced the bright reflection behind the bird but could be reduced in post quite easily. Agree with Stuart's suggestion. HA and exposure look perfect.

[Amir Reza Borhani]

Nice light and good angle. I like details and color, specialy water color.Also I wish a little more space on front and a few more spce on behind of little grebe.

[Matt Vosniak]

The colors in your image are absolutely beautiful to me Austin. I really like the HA and reflection. I might clean up the water out front as suggested and also add a little room behind the grebe if possible. Thanks for sharing.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the reflection and BG in this one. I agree with cleaning the water. Well done!