Black-throated Diver

[MiroslavMaric]

A moment after dive out.

5DIII + 600II L + TC 1.4III, handheld, natural light, late afternoon, winter time, 840mm, f/6.3, 1/640s, ISO800, full size: 1937 x 1261 pixels (yes, it's heavy cropping).
PP: NR of BG, curves, selective sharpening.
Location: Croatia, Zagreb, Sava river.

Thanks for viewing and comments!

Cheers! Miro

[Randy Stout]

Miro:

Nice low shooting angle, good pose, great drop, well exposed.

I might try to take a bit of the blue cast off the birds back.

Cheers

Randy

[MiroslavMaric]

I might try to take a bit of the blue cast off the birds back.

Thanks Randy. You are right and I add some color balance.



Cheers! Miro

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Miro,
great shot nicely composed , and very good IQ for the kit/ crop combo . Well done .
Agree about the blues creeping in and would still remove more.I only wish for full mirroring of the head .

Nice one , TFS Andreas

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic exposure and details. At the posted size, I wouldn't have guessed that it's been cropped so heavily.
I love the overall colors and I'm enjoying your comp and bird placement too. Excellent low shooting angle and the resulting eye contact. The water drop takes it over the top. Lovely work.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice low shooting angle. The water droplet adds interest.

[MiroslavMaric]

I only wish for full mirroring of the head .

Thanks Andreas! Yes it could be an option too, I considered it before above version. The proportion of the photo and the position of the bird looks me better in above photo. Cheers! Miro

[Mike Poole]

Beautiful shot that has just about everything going for it - apart from a full reflection!

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Really nice light and with super subject to share! Love how the water drop is falling.

[vishaljadhav]

Great shooting angle
lovely colours and sweet head position
i like the way the drop is clicked perfect timing on that