Horned Grebe - Edmonds Waterfront

[Terry Olmsted]

I wish I could have jumped into the water to get a lower pov, but being able to get close enough for this to be a full frame with a 400 was exciting. The water was crystal clear.

Canon XTi 400 5.6L 1/500s f5.6 ISO 400 eval metering

[Bob Ettinger]

I like the foot and the body position but the head angle is not pleasing to me. A lower shooting position if possible would have helped as well.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great to see the feet so well. The whites are very overexposed. If the original is RAW you could try change the exposure and use the recovery highlights slider.

[Jim Poor]

Lovely. I'd be excited to get this close too. Too bad the bird didn't look up a bit.

Sure, the whites are hot, but the positives certainly outweigh the negatives on this one.

[Terry Olmsted]

Thanks for the comments. Here's a revised image to improve the over-exposed white, hopefully.

[Jim Poor]

Oh yeah. The tail feathers look much better.

[Terry Olmsted]

Just for fun, Jim, here's another view of the same bird - I struggled with which one to post.

[Jim Poor]

I can see the struggle, but I think the shape of the first one appeals to me a little more.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great pose,colors and details!