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Yikes Egret

Yikes Egret

Caught this Egret with backlighting that made his head feathers really stand out. Backlight can be a friend or enemy .

Caught this Egret with backlighting that made his head feathers really stand out. Backlight can be a friend or enemy .
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NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture 90/10 ISO 2000 Shutter 10/25000 Focal Length 4200/10

location

location

Los Gatos, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Feb, 2023

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181

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+27

Awards

Peer Award

+11

Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Superb Composition

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So wonderful, Mark!

So cute

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Wow! Punk rocker? Seems that the backlight really worked well on this character:-)

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