The Rush is On
by Mike Lee
Title
The Rush is On
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Let’s not talk about how many failed attempts, culled shots, and gasoline have been burned in the effort but I’ve wanted a truly nice shot of western grebes doing their mating rush for a long while. I’ve seen it thousands of times while walking the lake shore, fishing, etc, but those critters sure have a knack for doing it where the light isn’t right, out of range of your lens, and all manner of times and places where it’s impossible to get a photo. A few days before this image, I got one with them running away from the camera which nicely conveys the wake they leave behind. I caught these two fairly close and running broadside to me and some very nice light as I was sitting fairly low on a rock and I’m quite pleased with the resulting image which nicely shows how high on the water they get and just how much they churn up the surface. These birds clearly didn’t read the nearby buoy saying it was a 5mph “no wake” zone!
I enjoy all successes in photography (and try to learn from failures) but there’s just something extra wonderful about finally getting an unpredictable animal to do what you want and pulling off the capture!
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August 3rd, 2022
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Lingfai Leung
Congratulations on being The Top Finish votes in Love is in the air contest. Yeah we had three way tie of reaching 10 votes!
Kay Brewer
I voted for your outstanding entry in the Love Is In the Air Contest by Invite Only contest l/f
Lingfai Leung
They are synchronized! Voted for "Love is In The Air" Contest. Mama always said "You Can't Hurry Love!"
Brian Baker
Excellent capture! Congratulations on your Special Features Nomination in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations For Promotion #30 . Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views on One Image Group....L/F/Tw
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