leesabeckmann

Heartbroken

Heartbroken

This is Poppi...I had the unique pleasure in photographing him for a year at a local pond along with his mate & four cygnets. He must have known it was goin...
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This is Poppi...I had the unique pleasure in photographing him for a year at a local pond along with his mate & four cygnets. He must have known it was going to be a harsh winter-soon after I took this photograph, I found his beloved mate Mama had fallen down a dam and passed away. Devastated & heartbroken.
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NIKON D7200

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 10/16000 Focal Length 1500/10

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upload_date

Apr, 2017

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Awards

Spring 23 Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Peer Award

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