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Morning has broken, like the first morning

Morning has broken, like the first morning

A peacock perched up on the dry branches at sunrise.

A peacock perched up on the dry branches at sunrise.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture 51/1 ISO 50 Shutter 1/15 Focal Length 299/1

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2016

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412

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Awards

Superb Composition

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Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

+2

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

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love this shot

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Most appreciated.

Excellent silhouette capture! Love it Ruwan!

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Thanks Anita. For some reason on some monitors the sun appears oval???? Hope it was not so in yours.

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Excellent sun rise, love the silhouette:-)

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Thank you for the review.

Excellent capture Ruwan. Love the tree silhouette against that beautiful sky. Well done. Susan

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Thanks Susan.

Lovely composition. Wonderful caption too !

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Thanks..

Awesome silhouette Ruwan.. I am retiring in December after 50 years of practice. Have a nice day.

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Great to hear from you, and after December the new life with new beginnings. Thanks for the review.

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beautiful!

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Beautiful silhouette!

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Most appreciated.

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A gorgeous sunrise and silhouette, Ruwan!

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Thanks for the review.

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Now I have that song stuck in my head! Love this---the Golden Hour!

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Thanks. In my head its "The morning has broken and the blackbird has spoken..."

Excellent , voted The Golden Hour

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Thanks so much Ester.

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Voted Shades of Orange

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Thank you for the encouragement.

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