This pied-billed grebe got quite a mouthful with this fish. He eventually ate it but it took 5-10 minutes to position it correctly. This shot is a big crop from the original but I like the action regardless.
Technical Bits
Nikon D80
300mm f/4 + 1.4 TC
ISO 400 f/8 1/750sec
no flash, no EC
Great action shot Leroy, I photograph these little guys here in So. Florida all the time and had never seen this kind of behaviour, anyway the image is a little soft on my monitor anyway, but the fish being as big as he is makes it for me.
I am thinking that the repost is gonna look considerably sharper. Ran a Contrast Mask on a QM of the bird and the reflection and then did some work on the eye.
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