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Technicolour Dream Bird

Technicolour Dream Bird

Bee-eater taken in Kenya from back of safari vehicle. The vehicles can park up close to trees (and birds) and act as a mobile photographic hide. Cameras are r...
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Bee-eater taken in Kenya from back of safari vehicle. The vehicles can park up close to trees (and birds) and act as a mobile photographic hide. Cameras are rested on small bean bags for maximum stability.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

settings

settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 500 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Kenya

upload_date

Jan, 2023

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805

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