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RuwanFonseka

Baby-bee-eater

Baby-bee-eater

At wild life sanctuary Yala Sri Lanka.

At wild life sanctuary Yala Sri Lanka.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 500 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 420/1

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2015

Views

524

Likes

+106

Awards

Peer Award

+14

Superb Composition

+13

Top Choice

+4

Absolute Masterpiece

+3

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

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Platinum

A beautiful bird and capture, Ruwan!

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Thanks so much for the encouragement.

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Wow! Amazing shot, such a beautiful bird:-)

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Thanks Lizzie.

I love how the birds color pops against the background! Excellent DOF

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Thanks for the review and award.

Lovely capture!

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Thanks for the encouragement.

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gorgeous capture

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Many thanks, really appreciate taking time to see my images.

Adorable bird and wonderful detail!

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Thanks so much most appreciated. Sorry for late reply.

A wonderful shot! Nice details!

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Thanks so much most appreciated.

so beautiful

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Most appreciated.

Platinum

Awesome capture! Wonderful detail and clarity!

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Thanks for the encouragement.

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An apple green wonder! How beautiful it is! Beautiful detail my friend!

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Thanks so much. This youngster was curious of the lens.

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beautiful!!!!

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Thanks o much.

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an amazing capture of a beautiful bird you have a fantastic gallery ruwan

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Appreciated.

wow ! beautiful bird, voted Soft

Stunning photo

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Thanks for the review.

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