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Red Kite Portrait

Red Kite Portrait

Taken on a recent photography day at the awesome Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, Hampshire.

Scarlett, the Red Kite, sat beautifully for us all to ...
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Taken on a recent photography day at the awesome Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, Hampshire.

Scarlett, the Red Kite, sat beautifully for us all to get up close and personal.

If you ever find yourself in the Andover area I cannot recommend a visit highly enough, it is a truly wonderful centre with several flying displays throughout the day.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

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Aperture f/9 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 400/1

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Oct, 2015

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