When I stalked this grebe at my local haunt, I had no real way of getting close even though I was standing on a platform about five feet below the river water level. I attempted to capture the bird in a way to illustrate the open water habitat upon which it spends its life. I am not quite sure by the grebe being rather small that the image is appealing though. I am almost certain this is a young adult.
30D, 300/4 L IS + 1.4x, ISO400, f/8 @ 1/1250th. Cropped to this format.
I like the light and the waves and the background but Jim Poor nailed the big problem (and there is not much that you could do about it...)
Later and love, artie
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Hi Akos,
I've captured this grebe many times. This specie is quite small and hard to get close to. Your preferred dark tone creates a mysterious atmosphere to the picture. You could try brighter tone as well : it might look interesting too...