Western Grebe Shakes It Off

[Melissa Groo]

Canon 1D Mark IV
500mm
Lying on my belly, using Skimmer Pod

ISO 1000
1/1600
f/4.0

Here's another Western Grebe from my time out in NE Montana in May, from Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge. I think I was the only photographer and visitor there for the three days I was there, it was like my own personal refuge. Pretty awesome. The light was dull and overcast on this day, so I had to up my ISO to get any action.
Some noise removal, desaturation of the belly, sharpening, and some crop.
Thanks much for looking, and for any comments and critiques.

[Don Railton]

Hi Melissa,

I love the flying water and the superb background. Nice action shot that could do with a little more sharpening IMHO..

DON

[gail bisson]

Love the pose and the layered feathers.
That soft green BG is beautiful.The soft diffuse light looks really nice.
I like the flying droplets as well.
I think the face could use a bit more sharpening but otherwise an excellent shot.
Gail

[Melissa Groo]

Thank you Gail and Don. Another round of sharpening on the head, here. Hope it's better.

[Neil Nourse]

Really liking the colors in this one. I think the re-post is better and I am thinking the neck is a little soft because of motion blur. If this isn't FF I could see a a version with a little more room all around. Beautiful shot and it sounds like you had a few productive days..

TFS Neil

[Grace Scalzo]

Quite wonderful! Love the soft colors, the flying droplets and of course the shake. I think that the repost is great.

[Marina Scarr]

RP works nicely on this fun shot. It's full of nice details. Love the water droplets, BG and water trail under the body. Is that a catch light in the bird's eye or a water droplet?

[mohammad reza shahab]

excellent pose .nice BG & water droplets .

[MohsenVahedipour]

My favorite grebes pose. Nice shooting angle, IQ & water splashes. Very well exposed. The re-post looks much better for me. TFS

[Satish Ranadive]

Wonderful image. Love the every thing in the frame.

Regards,
Satish.

[dankearl]

The repost fixed the sharpness.
I like the comp and the two tone BG.
The water drops give a nice sense of movement....

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Repost is an improvement on an already great image Melissa. Love the colors, the low angle and definitely those water drops. I love those days when you are the only one there as much as I like shooting with friends, There is so much peace to be found out on your own

[vishaljadhav]

Lovely image, action is wonderful and i love the pose captured, superb BG and great details . Fantastic image

[Frank Schauf]

Fantastic. Wonderful pose, colors and background.