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A Portrait of a Male Wattled Crane-008

A Portrait of a Male Wattled Crane-008

I took this photo at the International Crane Foundation. It is an worldwide organization devoted to saving cranes and working against the Crane trade. It is n...
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I took this photo at the International Crane Foundation. It is an worldwide organization devoted to saving cranes and working against the Crane trade. It is native to Africa. It has 2 wattles that shrink when the bird is nervous and get longer when the bird is excited. This crane has lost a lot of it's habitat in Africa. It was excited to be able to see the cranes and photograph them.
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camera

NIKON D7100

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 250 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 1120/10

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2018

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134

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+17

Awards

Peer Award

+5

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Top Choice

Superb Composition

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