Little Grebe or Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Ruffling its Feathers

Little Grebe or Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) ruffling its feathers after preening.
Photo taken at Sprotborough Flash, Doncaster, South Yorkshire in mid October.

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon Af-S Ii 400mm F2.8 If-Ed with 2x teleconverter.

I use my photos as inspiration and reference for my paintings which can be seen at:
www.stevegreaves.com

Taken on: October 17, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/5.6, 1/800 sec, 800mm (=1200mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	800mm (35mm equivalent: 1200mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
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