Sleepy Grebe

[Scott Frye]

Pied-billed Grebe at Gilbert Water Ranch

1/500 at F11 and ISO640 EC-1/3
Bigma at 500mm
Canon 40D

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the calling/yawning pose, eye contact and reflection. It needs about 0.5 degrees CW rotation and if it is not a large crop, I would sharpen the bird more.

[Danny Laredo]

Nice capture and sweet yawn. Totaly agree with Axel.

[Rich Steel]

Hi Scott

Not a bird we get in the UK but I guess they are fairly small. You captured the bird in a great pose with a perfect reflection. I agree that is could do with some leveling out and a touch more sharpening. I also think that it would benefit if some of the dark spots or dust marks on the water were removed.

Cheers

Rich

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful pose and reflection, I agree with all the advice given above just a bit more work bring the image to it full potential.

[Aidan Briggs]

Sweet reflection, yawning pose, and blue water. I would increase the contrast some.

[Simon Bennett]

I like the yawning pose and reflection. Perhaps needs a round of shapening.

[Arthur Morris]

You gotta love those dead calm mornings! Well done as noted above.

[Sid Garige]

Well use of strong reflections. Action is added bonus. Very well done.

[Grace Scalzo]

There's a fairly strong sharpening halo across the grebe's back. Also, I'd really clean up that water and get rid of the half dozen or so spots. A really strong reflection, not easy to accomplish.

[Harshad Barve]

excellent calling pose and beautiful reflection
TFS

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Fantastic reflection and pose. Agree with a bit more sharpening. JR

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful reflection capture, all points covered above, congrats..