This was one of my target species when I went to NE Montana a couple weeks ago. I have always wanted to photograph Eared Grebes in breeding plumage. I had some challenging conditions with the weather, with many gray days, and some high winds, but on the upside I could shoot all day (when it wasn't raining!).
Here I was lying on the edge of Medicine Lake, lying on my belly, and using my Skimmer Pod.
Some crop, slight darkening of background, cloning out of specular highlights on bill.
Thanks for looking. All comments and critiques greatly appreciated.
Melissa, Lovely pose and a sweet bird. Water droplets are a nice addition. I thougth it looks a little washed out, so I'll go with Mike's recommendations as to how to tweak, plus suggest a bit more sharpening (gently!) after adjusting as per Mike.