Pied-billed Grebe + day-old chick.

[Daniel Cadieux]

On July 1st all 6 eggs were unhatched, then when I went back yesterday (July 3rd) two of them were hatched - making them about 1 day old. VERY cute!! The second is not visible, but also tucked under the parent's wing. Not satisfied with the shooting perspective this location offers, I needed to sort of contort myself lower along the bank - kinda sideways with my feet and legs higher than my head - in order to get a better low angle.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/8, ISO 400, +0.7 EC, natural light, handheld, about 75% full frame.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Nice family shot here Daniel! Great water colour and low angle. I find the lighter part of the water on the left a tiny bit distracting, but that isn't a biggy. Cool shot!:)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Good pose and love the low angle and beautiful water. Very nice capture Daniel.

[Morkel Erasmus]

just love this Daniel - the little one hitching a ride is uber cute...nice and sharp with good colours and the low angle takes it over the top

[Austin Thomas]

The low angle was worth the discomfort Daniel.

Great eye contact and catchlights.

tfs

Austin

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Angle, sharpness and eye contact look great and the little passenger makes it even stronger.

[Dan Busby]

Daniel - great shot. I love the water highlights and how they compliment the bird's beak colour. Of course, the little cutie hiding in the feathers really makes the shot. All that effort to find a good shot angle paid off!

[Arthur Morris]

Peek a boo. Love the look of the water, the soft light, and of course the cute little one.

[christopher galeski]

very nice shot,like the light,color of the water,and the chick peeping.thanks.

[Hendri Venter]

This is way cool.:) Top shot Daniel.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Beautifully done Daniel. way to go on going low. That water color is making me very enviious. Nice pop to the image. Excellent choice of f-stop.