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Dancing in the Air

Dancing in the Air

A red-tailed Tropicbird or Koa'e dances in the air in a courtship dance off the cliffs of the Kilauea Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, HI. Taken April 2...
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A red-tailed Tropicbird or Koa'e dances in the air in a courtship dance off the cliffs of the Kilauea Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, HI. Taken April 2015. This is the original image. See "Dancing in Blue Sky" for a duplicate of this image with a blue sky added in. I figured I'd give it a shot and see what people thought since the sky was stark white the day I took this. Which do you prefer?
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NIKON D5500

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3000/10

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May, 2015

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Shows very well the elegance of flying

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