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Hepatic Tanager

Hepatic Tanager

I was able to get an almost perfect lighting and detail. This Tanager is commonly found in Madera Canyon, Arizona by the Santa Rita Lodge which is an internati...
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I was able to get an almost perfect lighting and detail. This Tanager is commonly found in Madera Canyon, Arizona by the Santa Rita Lodge which is an internationally known for birding. I was about 150ft away.
Lens: Nikon 28-300

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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 2200 Shutter 1/3200 Focal Length 3000/10

location

location

Madera Canyon, Arizona, US

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2020

Views

150

Likes

+52

Awards

Peer Award

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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Love it,colours and background are very nice !!

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Thank you very much,it is one of my favorites

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#animal #bird #finch

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