Pied-billed Grebe Chick

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I made this at Viera. This little guy does not have much to flap with but I guess practicing can't hurt. :) I added some canvas at the top.

http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/124985500/original.jpg

1D4, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/640s, f/8, EC +0.67, ISO 400

[Jim Fenton]

This is about as cute as it gets :)

Excellent exposure and sharpness....love the wing flap and a hair more head turn would have been nice, but I like it as presented.

[Ofer Levy]

This is STUNNING Axel!! Such a great photo!

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet image Axel !!! Just as presented for me Love those little wings !! ..... cuteness alert would have been in order :) Big Congrats !!! .. you did great on your trip !!!

[Stu Bowie]

I can feel the exertion on his face as he tries to flap those tiny wings. Cuteness factor all over this. Great detail and colours on the head, and I like the pastel blue of the water.

[Randy Stout]

Axel:

Really fun. Nice techs of course, but the action makes it, like the nice ripples, give sense of his effort to get up and flap em.

Cheers

Randy

[Lorant Voros]

Amazing..both the photo and the effort of the little one. Super cute and a fantastic moment captured. Congratulations, Axel.

Lorant

[Fabs Forns]

This is extremely sweet, Axel, glad you were able to do stuff at Viera.

[Grace Scalzo]

Sweet as it gets, Axel.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Cute indeed!
It looks like is trying hard! very nice one Axel, thanks for sharing.

[Fernando Cerra]

fantastic photo! He is trying or acting as an adult, that is the way to learn by imitation.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Axel, the expression is priceless. Awesome DOF control and sharpness. Well done as usual.

[arash_hazeghi]

haha, cute shot Axel! Where are the wings?

[Lana Hays]

Axel
What a cutie......you make do with what you have at that age. Well done....especially the detail given "wet fuzz" is hard to process to make it look right.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A perfect 10 on both, the exposure and cuteness factor! Great job, Axel.