Social distanced in the kayak yesterday. All of the waterfowl have departed for their Arctic summers,
but I was able to catch up with this breeding plumage Eared Grebe.As I'd only captured this species
in winter plumage, I was really happy with this frame. I really like these painterly, smaller-in-frame
canvases and strive to produce them whenever I can (which is rarely)
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX2
1/2000 at f/7.1, ISO 1250
Processed in LR CC. Turned down the luminosity in blue channel to aid my painterly goals.
Looks good to me! It is swimming ever so slightly away from you, but it provided a perfect head angle. Particularly appealing blues, with the grebe's warm accents providing a nice contrast to those.