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Sunshine Heron

Sunshine Heron

I found this Great Blue Heron hunting near the beach in Carmel,California . I love the lighting so I zeroed in on him.

I found this Great Blue Heron hunting near the beach in Carmel,California . I love the lighting so I zeroed in on him.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2017

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Love these guys. Terrific job.

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I am not sure who the stalker is here, Mark... you or the heron. Great photo!

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This is perfect...great shot

This is superb!

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