KLCPhotography

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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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Aperture f/5.8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200

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Aug, 2014

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Great photo, intense gaze, voted in Wild Animals !!

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Stunning shot. Well done.

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A falcon at the World Bird Sanctuary, St Louis, MO

This little guy resides at the World Bird Sanctuary in St Louis, MO. He has an injury in his left eye so he will never be released back into the wild

He had a look of horror on his face because he just struck out!

This is a seed pod from a rubber tree plant I believe...take in Faust Park, St Louis MO

A thistle flower with a little beetle bug enjoying it's necture

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this picture in Lone Elk Park in St Louis, MO. It's a drive through wildlife park but there are areas for picnics and hiking.

Time

This was taken mid day and I'm really surprised I got to see this guy out in the trees as they are nocturnal animals. We usually only see them at sunset scavenging in the garbage cans by the picnic areas.

Lighting

It was a pretty sunny day so I just used natural light and adjusted it in Lightroom a bit.

Equipment

This photo was taken with my Canon Powershot SX30 IS and I was hanging out the car window as far as I could get.

Inspiration

I am at this park a lot taking pictures of the wildlife there. There are not many places like this to go in St Louis, MO where you can see wild animals. This is what I like to shoot most often.

Editing

I did minimal post-processing in Lightroom. I cropped it and played with the light, clarity, and sharpness features until I thought it looked best...I don't usually do a lot of processing mostly because I like natural photos and also I'm just learning Lightroom.

In my camera bag

At the time I took this picture I just carried the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS...easy to just put it in your purse and it's a good little camera. I've since traded that in on a Canon Rebel SL1 and I carry an 18-55mm and a 55 -250mm lens and some lens filters.

Feedback

Sometimes it's a matter of being at the right place at the right time and always have your camera with you because you never know when a raccoon will be out during the day for you to photograph.

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