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Falcon

Falcon

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

A falcon at the World Bird Sanctuary, St Louis, MO
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Canon EOS REBEL SL1

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 4000 Shutter 1/500

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Nov, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at the World Bird Sanctuary in St Louis Mo

Time

It was taken Mid Afternoon.

Lighting

Natural light with post processing in Lightroom.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon EOS SL1 and EF-S55-250mm F4-5.6 IS II lens at F8, ISO 4000 s/s 1/5 and FL of 171m

Inspiration

I love Birds and this was a beautiful little Falcon that i just wanted to capture his look and share the moment.

Editing

I processed it in Lightroom by cropping it and adjusting the exposure and contrast a little.

In my camera bag

I normally just carry my camera and one lens in my purse.

Feedback

Just take tour camera with you everywhere. You never know what is going to turn up that you might want to shoot.

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