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Heron #1

Heron #1

This was taken at Lake Merritt, California, a place where many birds stop on their migratory route. It's also a year-round home for many birds. This heron was o...
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This was taken at Lake Merritt, California, a place where many birds stop on their migratory route. It's also a year-round home for many birds. This heron was one of about 6 that I saw that day.
I decided to apply a filter, because it promoted some areas and softened others, which seemed to work with this particular photo.
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NIKON D5100

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125

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Feb, 2013

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Animals

Lovely capture and textures.

Thank you very much.

Awesome clarity, focus, detail and lighting! Great shot!

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