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Brian Sump

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Here is a Western Grebe from the same pond as the Eared Grebe.

R5
840mm
Handheld resting on foot
ISO 1250
1/4000
f8

LR and PS. Evicted some bright specs. Slight crop.
 
Hi Brian ... gooooo weeeeeeeest , like " Frankie goes to Hollywood " once performed in the late 80´s :bg3:

He seems to be on a western mission , lovely calling pose and the contrasting eye/ body color tone combo is stunning .... pushed even further with the blue of the water .
A real peach , in technical terms as well , superbly processed ... no sign of " crunchiness" or overly " contrasty " as with the WP image ...... at least my feeling .
Super Controlling of the tonal range and very fine details rendered .... subject does pop of the screen nicely .
Only little nit for me is the tightness ... I would like to see a bit more space at the foot

TFS Andreas
 
Very nice Brian. Great control on the blacks/whites. Perfect HA and that eye sure draws my eye. Good feather detail, the BG colours show the bird well. I agree with Andreas about a wee bit more room below. Processing looks spot on.

Will
 
I agree super shot, pretty much ideal processing, not entirely happy with composition but an outstanding image.
 
Thanks everyone. This guy was so close there wasn't much room below but comments on framing are noted.
 
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A stunner. Love the light, the colors, and especially the eye. A repost with a bit more room below. Content Aware Fill crop done in three tiny increments.

with love, a
 
This is soooo beautiful, Brian. Beyond stunning. I'll just +1 all the positives above instead of repeating them. Enjoyed viewing. TFS.
 
I love it! Great close up, and the open bill adds interest. I like the added room below in Artie's repost - that repost does look to have tweaked colours as well, the blues seem more "cyan"?
 

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