Horned Grebe

[Bonnie Block]

I photographed this little Horned Grebe at one of our local marinas. I get a lot of reflections there, but I also can get close to the birds--:) This is a different reflection for sure. I also have other images with the full reflection of the bird (but not this exact water reflection). I found the full reflection a little distracting as it is too clear in the still water for my taste and opted for this view.
1DMKIII 300/2.8 IS + 2X TC
1/3200s f/7.1 at 600.0mm iso500 -2/3 Handheld

[Sid Garige]

Bonnie,

Great details for 2x and hand holding. I liked the head turn and eye contact. Very nice pose.

White band in the water is kind of iffy. Also looks like you got a strong reflection and including full reflection might have made this image more interesting.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful detail Bonnie and the eye contact is excellent as well as the framing of this image. My only nit is the white band to the left which is a bit distracting. The waterdroplets on the neck is a real bonus !!! Thanks for sharing.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great details, angle and pose. I would prefer a vertical crop since the white band is too distracting for my taste.

[Alfred Forns]

Bonnie this is so gorgeous I would do away with the white band on the left Love the pose razor sharp head and fine feather reproduction Big Congrats !!!!

[Mike Milicia]

Just gorgeous !
Wonderful pose and detail and great job with the exposure.

Looks like it could use some CCW rotation.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful image, Bonnie. A nice subtle detail is that the water droplets mirror the shape of his neck. Agree that the white stripe doesn't add anything.

[Bonnie Block]

Repost of the image minus the white reflection.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Much better the second post!!!