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This guy stood so still for me while I took about 10 shots of him hoping for a sharp one....I think I got it. Standing in the shade against a dark fence allowed...
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This guy stood so still for me while I took about 10 shots of him hoping for a sharp one....I think I got it. Standing in the shade against a dark fence allowed me to easily create the black back drop in post processing. Beautiful birds up close.
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cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 200/1 

upload_dateSep, 2015

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Fall Award 2020
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Outstanding Creativity
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Virtuoso
NatureLoverJJWal chuckmyer
Genius
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6 Comments |
maniscalcog
 
maniscalcog October 06, 2015
Absolutely .. Great .. Color .. Composition Everything !!
JoanLoBo
JoanLoBo October 09, 2015
Thanks Ed...It's one of my new favorites.
leola
 
leola December 15, 2015
Awesome photography!!
JoanLoBo
JoanLoBo January 08, 2016
Thank you Leola
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson June 04, 2016
Superb shot!
Cookies4U
 
Cookies4U August 30, 2017
I love everything about this photo! Congratulations on a superb capture.
JoanLoBo
 
JoanLoBo February 03, 2019
Just saw this message. Thank you for your positive comments
NatureLoverJJWal
 
NatureLoverJJWal December 08, 2020
So beautiful bird. Congratulations on your award!
JoanLoBo
JoanLoBo December 12, 2020
What award m? I wasn’t even aware I received one. Thanks for telling me.

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