Party time...

[dankearl]

Pied-billed Grebe.

1/200, f8, iso2000, 600mmm (300 w/2x), speed light on camera flash, D610

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[adrian dancy]

I had the pleasure of photographing Pied Bill Grebe a few years ago in England where this bird is a real rarity. I dearly wished I had made an image like this, the splash is brilliant! Good detail on the bird too. If mine I might tone down the pale green vegetation. Nice work!

[Randy Stout]

Dan:

Great sense of action from the flying water. Agree with Adrian about the lighter reeds in the bg, they do tend to pull ones eye, and could be toned down a bit.

Cheers

Randy

[annmpacheco]

This one made me laugh. Wish the BG wasn't so "defined."

[gail bisson]

Love the droplets (looks like fireworks) but find the 3 OOF bright grasses very distracting. I would definitely do some blurring and dodging .
I see a purple cast on the duck feathers on back and forehead. Is this the natural color? Maybe my monitor is off as no one else has mentioned this.
Great POV and I love the expression of the grebe,
Gail

[Randy Stout]

Gail:

I do see the same cast as you mentioned.

Randy

[Grace Scalzo]

Bird should be brown, not magenta. Love the flying droplets. Background is distracting to me.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the water drops radiating off the Grebe, sharpness, low angle, flash work and composition. Nice image Dan.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the spray. You might try reducing the BLUE SAT and see how that affects the color cast. I wish that you had been 2 inches to your right at the instant of exposure; why would that have helped? a