peterfarmer

Brighten the Branches

Brighten the Branches

Among the dead tree branches this tiny blue wren brightens up the bleak surroundings with his beautiful colours and determined attitude....
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Among the dead tree branches this tiny blue wren brightens up the bleak surroundings with his beautiful colours and determined attitude.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 600/1

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May, 2017

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Beautiful image Peter.

Lovely image. I appreciate how hard it is to capture these highly mobile little creatures. Really clean leading lines drawing me into all the fine details of the feathers and sparkling eye.

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