nina050

Water Ballet

Water Ballet

A pair of western grebes begin a marvelous synchronized display of courtship as they "dance" across the water at a local lake near San Jose, Californi...
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A pair of western grebes begin a marvelous synchronized display of courtship as they "dance" across the water at a local lake near San Jose, California.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 6000/10

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upload_date

Apr, 2019

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Awards

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Platinum

Love the detail the water action is really great.

PRO

Wow.....gorgeous! Amazing stop action and great detail! Definitely water ballet! : )

Wonderful timing !!!!

Platinum

Fantastic dancers

PRO+

Great! Love that they're the same. Cool red eyes!

I know who you were shooting with on this one. LOL What a wonderful catch.

Ultimate

Looks like I was already following you...Amazing photos!

perfect timing.

Platinum

The ritual and beauty of courting Grebes nicely done Nina:-)

Wow, superb!

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