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Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

I lay on my stomach waiting for the perfect moment when the bird would stop moving and the sun would peek out from behind the clouds and this is what I managed ...
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I lay on my stomach waiting for the perfect moment when the bird would stop moving and the sun would peek out from behind the clouds and this is what I managed to get. I seemed pretty impossible considering it was overcast and the bird was relentlessly foraging in the sand.
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camera

Canon EOS 60D

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 600/1

upload_date

upload_date

Apr, 2016

Views

126

Likes

+4

Awards

Absolute Masterpiece

Peer Award

Superior Skill

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