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What a cool shot. I love the flying water and head shake . Nice water colors too
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Roy:
I like the composition/framing, sharpness and exposure, splash, water colors.
An unusual and excellent grebe shot.
Hope to see more from your adventure.
Be sure to tell us a bit more about that location.
Cheers
Randy
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Great timing. Every time I see grebes I try to catch their little jump-and-dive, I've never come close. Great light, BG color, pose, and focus to boot.
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The water color, splash, and pose is really nice.
Maybe a bit off the bottom.
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Roy,
Excellent IQ & great timing. I like nice pose & soft light, water splashes & lovely water colors. TFS
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Excellent shot. Real great timing, love the splashing water, and great background colors.
Well done.
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Excellent action shot, Roy. It is a pose that is rarely seen or captured.
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Cool pose, and love the splashing water. I really like the striking colour of the BG.
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Killer image and unusual pose. Lovely water and the water droplets really puts it over the top.
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Nice pose and splashing action. I see the Pied-billed Grebes do this often...but never within good photo range! Great colours. I'd eliminate the white speck at the 8 o'clock position on the eye. I would also tone down the cyan cast projected on partsof the plumage. Very well done!
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Very great shot, amazing colors off the water. Pose and droplets are great.
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Great action here, nice pose as well, since you haven't got the entire reflection, might as well take off a little from the bottom?
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Originally Posted by
Randy Stout
Roy:
I like the composition/framing, sharpness and exposure, splash, water colors.
An unusual and excellent grebe shot.
Hope to see more from your adventure.
Be sure to tell us a bit more about that location.
Cheers
Randy
Thanks Randy, I have made it out here about 5 times since I've been down. We finally bought a house and had the house inspection today. Hope to close around mid next month.
Gilbert Water Ranch is located in Gilbert, (Who would have guessed 
) Arizona. It is also know as the Riparian Institute. It consists of seven ponds and one fishing lake, all connected by different trails and pathways. I was told they use the ponds as aquifers, filling them and then reclaiming the water for irrigation as it percolates through the soil/substrate. This may or may not be true but I'm sure there are others on the list that will correct me.
They have a great history of rarities that show up here but most of the birds I've never or rarely seen so they are all interesting to me. There is also a small feral population of Peach-faced Lovebirds here and I have several pictures of them.
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Originally Posted by
Angad Achappa
Great action here, nice pose as well, since you haven't got the entire reflection, might as well take off a little from the bottom?
Angad, thank you, I think you and Dan have a valid point about a re-crop.
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Roy,
Very nice action shot captured here, The angle of the bird displays this action so nicely, congrats on this capture. I might consider truing the whites on the underbelly, but thats hardly worth mentioning, may be do to saturation boost? great work!
Dan
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