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<\/p>\nFor me the water reflections in this image almost steal the show from both the grebe and the fish.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n The photo was taken early last month at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. The grebe spent an unusual amount of time “playing” with the fish so I had many opportunities for photos but I especially liked those taken when the bird swam closer to the phragmites on the far shore of the canal which gave me these reflections in the water. For my tastes their swirling patterns and colors provide an added dimension of appeal, to the point that they actually compete with the bird (which may not be a good thing for some). I find my eye spending almost\u00a0as much time roving over the water’s surface as it does on the grebe and fish.<\/p>\n Truth be told the image needs some clockwise rotation to make it level but doing so would cause me to lose more of the reflection of the bird’s head so I let it be. I was going to close by\u00a0saying\u00a0the slight tilt of the image is the lesser of two evils but in this election season I’ve come to really\u00a0dislike that phrase…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For me the water reflections in this image almost steal the show from both the grebe and the fish.<\/p>\n