GrahamAshby

Sparring pheasants

Sparring pheasants

To be honest I was shooting some model aeroplanes when these two kicked off in the corner of the field so I swung around and snapped this shot at full zoom. The...
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To be honest I was shooting some model aeroplanes when these two kicked off in the corner of the field so I swung around and snapped this shot at full zoom. There are a series of photos but I just like the composition of this one. Pity it's not sharper but hey...
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Canon EOS 450D

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 300/1

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Dec, 2016

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