SimonArron

Ruffled Feathers

Ruffled Feathers

Coot warfare - a daily occurrence on lakes around the globe. This was taken in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, UK - a magnet for wildlife of many kinds - with Nikon D70...
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Coot warfare - a daily occurrence on lakes around the globe. This was taken in Kelsey Park, Beckenham, UK - a magnet for wildlife of many kinds - with Nikon D700 and Nikkor 300mm f4.
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NIKON D700

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settings

Aperture f/4 ISO 800 Shutter 10/32000 Focal Length 3000/10

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Jan, 2016

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Awards

Peer Award

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Categories

Nature

Agression and calm. Your birds it's theatre, and your cars sometimes are birds. Perfect dynamic photo.

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