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Elegant Black and White Bird

Elegant Black and White Bird

A shot of a beautiful bird on the island of Kauai. Seemed very relaxed and elegant.

A shot of a beautiful bird on the island of Kauai. Seemed very relaxed and elegant.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1100 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 8000/10

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Mar, 2016

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That looks beautyfull how did you get the background so white

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When I photographed her, she was above me in the shrub and there were huge white clouds behind her. So add in the very shallow depth of field with shooting with an 800mm lens and it just looks like pure white background.

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