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Grey heron on a background of oak leaves, taken in a local park in North London.
I've been trying to capture this for months. With a 300mm lens &...
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Grey heron on a background of oak leaves, taken in a local park in North London.
I've been trying to capture this for months. With a 300mm lens & a lake in the way, it was a long wait to find it eventually standing in the clear, close enough to get sharp.
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NIKON D5500

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 300/1

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London, GB

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Aug, 2020

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