Western Grebe

[BillTyler]

I like the way this bird seems to be looking right at you over his shoulder.

D300, f/11 1/800, ISO 800.

Bill

[Daniel Cadieux]

Although true that the looking-back pose is interesting I just find the subject too far thus too small in the frame to give this pose a good impact. Do you have some images with at least part of the bill showing?

[BillTyler]

Although true that the looking-back pose is interesting I just find the subject too far thus too small in the frame to give this pose a good impact. Do you have some images with at least part of the bill showing?

Thanks for your comments. I wish I had the bill showing, but the only other frame in this approximate pose has the head buried so deeply that you can't even see the eye. Here's a closer crop to make the subject less "small in the frame". This is a pretty severe crop, though.

Bill

[Jeff Cashdollar]

What was the lens and subject distance?

[BillTyler]

What was the lens and subject distance?

500mm f/4.5 Sigma, and I don't know the exact distance, but perhsps 25 yards.

Bill