Horned Grebe.

[Karl Egressy]

This image was taken on Saturday morning.
Almost full frame.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 +1.4x
ISO 640
f7.1
1/2500 s
Ground pod.

[Alan Murphy]

Love the low angle, calm water and detail. I'd darken the mid tones a bit.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely subject, Karl. The reds of the eye are blown and need to be toned down. I would also agree with Alan on darkening the mid-tones.

[Karl Egressy]

Love the low angle, calm water and detail. I'd darken the mid tones a bit.

Thanks, Alan.
I darkened the mid tone but only for the bird as I wasn't sure if you wanted me to darken the whole image.

[Karl Egressy]

Lovely subject, Karl. The reds of the eye are blown and need to be toned down. I would also agree with Alan on darkening the mid-tones.

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
However, I did not find any point which was blown so there was no need to tone it down. The original image in fact was underexposed.

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the low angle, sharpness and details in this. Nice pose of the bird as well. I like the darken mid tone version as it make the bird more stand out from the background. For me I like a little more room on the left side.

[Greg Oakley]

Another lovely image of this species, Karl - I agree about a bit more space for the bird to swim into...
Cheers, Greg

[David Salem]

Nice shot of this Grebe Karl. I like the darkened version. Great details and I love the red eye. The high key BG makes the subject stand out nicely. Well done

[arash_hazeghi]

nice light details and low angle, the repost is an improvement but still somewhat washed out.

[PhilCook]

Nice one Karl, liking the high key look as a contrast to the birds colors, and like the little bow wave as well, to me the eye looks a bit rich in color and almost luminous = perhaps that's natural. I find the white is a bit wasted on top and would suggest crop a little from the top { about 1/2 inch }and add a little to the left

[gail bisson]

Hi Karl,
Nice low POV and agree that the repost is better. I wonder if a bit more sharpening would help.
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image.Great IQ,nice lights,colors,details and composition.
Love the low angle,pose and red eye.

Regards,
Satish.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and colors.