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    This is an image I captured the other evening, from my hide at the loch side. This Little Grebe was swimming quite quickly back and forth, always with a fish, but then a Damsel Fly. I think the nest was nearby and the chicks were being fed.

    Will

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    The damsel fly is very cool!The eye looks great and image nice and sharp.
    I know that the reflection lines up but my eye really wants this image to be rotated clockwise.
    I would crop from the bottom to get rid of the transected reflection of the head.
    It looks like it was quite dark and grey when you took this image. I would increase the exposure by 1/3.
    Nice one Will,
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    Great detail and the prey puts it over the top with the perfect low attitude, I agree with a slight rotation

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    Hey Will, nice captured, the damselfly really adds interest to the image. Nice feather detail and color, wonderful smooth water for a background. I read the comments regarding rotating the image clockwise which would line the ripple with the frame, I think doing that would result in the birds head and neck appearing off kilter to the right. Just a thought... thank you for posting.
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    Thanks for the comments.

    Will

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    That damselfly is a really cool prey item! I like the low angle, bow wake. Maybe a bit of rotation, but not much needed. I do agree with cropping off more at the bottom to hide the head.

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    Cool bird and a really neat damselfly. Definitely swimming a bit uphill. Great suggestion on the crop by Dan. The head feathers look a bit coarse to me.

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