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    This Australasian Grebe was spotted at a new location for me. Would liked to have got lower but it was not possible due to tall grass and raised ground.

    D500/500PF, 1/1250th sec, f7.1, iso500. Comments/feedback always appreciated. Cheers.

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    I like the exposure and framing, it looks very much like our little grebe or dabchick.

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    Cute little grebe. Sharp. Perhaps a bit more "punch" and saturation? It is also swimming slightly downhill, therefore a bit of CW rotation would be good here. A couple of water beads add some interest, and the higher vantage point gives us a good look at the reflection.

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    A nice look at this grebe, lower angle would obviously be better, but the details are nice.
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    Love the EXP, SH and color in this little beauty. Yes to slight rotation as suggested. TFS

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    Nice to see the reflection. A neat looking grebe.

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    Thanks all. Funny...I applied a little ccw rotation to the original so as to have, what i thought, was a level view. Maybe too much. I'll fix it...cheers.
    Daniel: Looks "punchier" on my monitor...will go back and review. Thanks.

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    more punch please Paul!

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    What a sweet little bird.
    Agree with your wish to have been able to get lower.
    Agree with levelling.
    Bird itself looks gre4t with nice details. I have seen this bird IRL and I think your colors are spot on!
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    Thanks all for the further feedback. OK...levelled and more "punch" added. Thoughts?

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    Hi Paul....Lovely looking bird, similar to our Little Grebe. I think you have overdone the repost...something in-between the two would work.

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    Hi Will...Yes, I keep comparing the before and after and agree with you. Cheers.

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