Pied-Billed Grebe

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO640~F6.3~1/1250 sec~manual exposure~11-27-2009~flood control reservoir, Houston, Texas~CS4
Grebes are pretty funny. To get close you need to wait for them to submerge, then run toward them for maybe 5 seconds, stop, and remain motionless. Wait for them to come up and then submerge again. Repeat as needed.
I'm imagining a backward glance?
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

images posted at BPN

[Alfred Forns]

I like the pose and fluffed feathers, bg water is complementing. Might only tone down the one bright spot by the tail Very appealing image !!!

[wendell westfall]

William, I like the looks of those wet, ruffled feathers and the HA. On my monitor it looks just a bit faded at the end of its beak. Cute bird . . . nice image . . .

[Gus Cobos]

Love that wet look Bill,
You did well with the exposure...I like the wet look, your little guy has a good head angle and good eye contact...keep them coming...:cool:

[Katie Rupp]

I think Pied-billed Grebe's are really cute little guys and you have done this one justice and caught some character. I like the ruffled feathers, the wet look, the lookback and the color in the reflection/ripples.

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Like it, hard guy to close-up. Solid techs, good eye, nice feather detail,.. your basic good picture (smile)!

All this on a small subject at 400MM, sweet - well done Bill.