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Mattia Terreo's Image
Mattia was quick to react when the little grebe popped out of the reeds and began crossing the lake near his home. ‘I was curious,’ he says, ‘and lucky – the sun was in front of me and the grebe reached the brightest spot.’
Little grebes are agile underwater swimmers, aided by feet positioned far back on their bodies, that feed on small fish and invertebrates such as dragonfly larvae. They move awkwardly on land so build floating nests to breed
Behind the lens
Mattia Terreo
Italy
Mattia likes to take photos of animals, flowers, insects, landscapes and everything that has natural beauty.
Image details
- Olympus E-M10 Mark II
- 75–300mm f4.8–6.7 lens at 300mm
- 1/250 sec at f8 (-0.3 e/v) • ISO 400
- Laghetti di Briaglia, Piedmont, Italy
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