Rushing Western Grebes

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Photographed from a boat on a lake in San Diego. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience - watching this ritual unfold and of course, capturing it

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handheld 1/3200 sec / f 6.3 / iso 4000

800 mm on a Z9 body - cropped 25%

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Wow is it that time of year already. Nice shot of the “rushing” Karl.
I might be tempted to crop a little closer just to focus in on the birds a bit more.

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This is definitely one of the better images of this behavior I’ve seen, Karl. The balance of the wake and the open space in front of the grebes works very well for my taste. I also like the poses of the two being a bit different rather than perfectly mirroring one another as it gives them a bit of individuality. You also got a great view of those wonderful red eyes. Just an excellent image.

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Excellent capture of one of those bucket list bird shots. Neat that you got the foot in the image.

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Hi Karl
Very cool, the interaction and framing are spot on.
Peter

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Thank you @Ryan_H . @Dennis_Plank , @Allen_Brooks and @Peter_Morrissey

An exciting moment for sure

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tighter could also work - thanks!

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Wow very nice Karl. Great poses of the couple churning away. Great catch of the water too. I like the cropping even though I agree closer could work also.

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Well captured and composed. This is a behavior I have been wanting to see and photograph. I really like that you were able to get the wake in the rear and also the heads of the two grebes separate.