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Snowy Siskin

Snowy Siskin

Often the weather can make or break a photography session, and luckily for me the snow that fell briefly on this particular day really made this shot at a local...
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Often the weather can make or break a photography session, and luckily for me the snow that fell briefly on this particular day really made this shot at a local nature reserve. Most of the time the gloomy light and snow ruined the shots, but although the light meant high ISO in this shot, the Siskin stood out like a beacon because of it...
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture f/8 ISO 5000 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 600/1

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Apr, 2018

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