Great creasted grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Larger crop than ideal but I liked the pose.

OM-1 150-400TC
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 1000.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
ISO : 800
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Shutter : 1/3200 sec

ACR/PSCC

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... a super capture with the open bill , nicely processed the soft light helped with the tones .
Love the colors in the bird , the water is what it is .... . Subject has super fine details , very cool .

The left side of the frame does look funky , wondering what you have done and not realized it . The top head feathers ... could go darker IMHO

TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andreas, wow I didn't notice the LHS, it looks like a real pig's ear! A punishable offence as Artie would say.