Beauty Juvi

[MohsenVahedipour]

Hi
Capture this juvenile Black-necked grebe in Ghourigol NW of Iran.

7d, 150-500@500mm
Iso 640,F8,1/1000s,+2/3 EV

Thanks.

[Richard Stern]

Hi,

A pleasing pose and head angle, but to me the bird looks a little soft, and the details around the head confusing. Perhaps some sharpening, and some darkening or more detail in the white cheek patch might help.

Richard

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cute little fella. Whites are hot on the cheek, with the image a bit light overall. The bill looks sharp, but the eye looks softer. I would have preferred a lower angle, but I have to admit that I enjoy seeing the underwater feet this higher angle gave you.

[Arthur Morris]

Hard to explain the bill sharp and much else soft at 1/1000 sec..... I am suspecting a really big crop. Mohsen, can you please post the original full frame capture. This is surely a new species for most here; thanks for sharing.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Hi
Thanks everyone.
Here is the downsized original frame:

http://pooyanv.persiangig.com/image/BirdsPics/Grebes/IMG_1301.JPG

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks for trying. Cannot see image. You can post it here in a new Pane just as you posted the ORIG,

[MohsenVahedipour]

Ok.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Mohsen, and yes, you went for much too big of a crop. This rule of thirds crop might work for you. (I had lots of trouble with the file size so this repost is a tiny file intended only to show the suggested crop.)

[MohsenVahedipour]

Thanks a lot.
It looks much better.
& what about bird ID?

[Arthur Morris]

I am not sure what you are asking about the bird ID....

[MohsenVahedipour]

Juvi Name?

[Arthur Morris]

I am still confused :) In Pane #1, you wrote, "Black-necked Grebe."