melaniwright

Finches

Finches

This picture was taken while I was testing a pressure sensitive camera trigger. When the birds landed on the branch near the feeder the movement of the branch ...
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This picture was taken while I was testing a pressure sensitive camera trigger. When the birds landed on the branch near the feeder the movement of the branch triggered the camera so that they would take their own pictures and not be frightened away by my presence. The feeder insured that the spot was a popular one, so much so that these two were vying for position while waiting for their turn to eat.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 50/1

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Dec, 2015

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