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Dark Egret

Dark Egret

An egret with the sun behind him. I have a lighter version of this, but turned up the contrast to darken it for a silhouette look....
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An egret with the sun behind him. I have a lighter version of this, but turned up the contrast to darken it for a silhouette look.
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SONY SLT-A99V

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Aperture f/5 ISO 160 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 1800/10

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Jan, 2016

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