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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nI like it for the following reasons, in no particular order:<\/p>\n
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- both\u00a0the grebe and the coot\u00a0are sharp<\/li>\n
- the interaction\/tension between the two birds is palpable<\/li>\n
- the unusual “head only” view of the grebe with a nice head turn in good light<\/li>\n
- the two birds are very close to each other but completely separated<\/li>\n
- I really like the “water well” the grebe’s head is poking out of<\/li>\n
- this is silly but it almost looks like the grebe has shaved its lower neck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
But the primary reason I like the image is its mystery. It seems to me that the photo begs the question, “What is really going on here?”<\/p>\n
So, I’m curious. Does the image make you wonder what’s really happening? I’ll tell you what’s going on\u00a0in the paragraph below but I’d be interested in any speculation you may (or may not)\u00a0have about the image before I explain. And were you right?<\/p>\n
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These two birds\u00a0had been\u00a0fighting over a fish. The fish had originally been caught by the grebe but the coot made repeated efforts to steal it and it was successful at least twice but the grebe snatched it back both times. In this image the dead\u00a0fish had been dropped in front of them (it’s just below the surface where it can’t be seen) and the grebe had just popped up to the surface after becoming partially submerged with its head completely underwater as it looked for it.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0drama didn’t end here.\u00a0Sometime in\u00a0the next few days I plan to\u00a0tell the entire story but there’s so many images involved it may take me more\u00a0than one post.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes in the heat of the moment I get a shot that’s just a little bit different. Maybe even a whole lot different…<\/p>\n