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The duel part 2: A love-hate relationship?

The duel part 2: A love-hate relationship?

I could not ignore the burst of red behind this sculpture and it prompted me to compose this image in such a way as to suggest the shape of a heart in between t...
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I could not ignore the burst of red behind this sculpture and it prompted me to compose this image in such a way as to suggest the shape of a heart in between the two sparring birds.
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NIKON D800E

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/250

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Sep, 2014

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