thomasretterath

Violet-Backed Starling

Violet-Backed Starling

camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture 11/1 ISO 1250 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 600/1

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2016

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157

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+31

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Very well shot, Thomas.

Beautiful, well done!

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