nina050

Young Flyer

Young Flyer

This juvenile night-crowned heron is a permanent resident of a local lake near San Jose, California. An early morning fly by resulted in a photo op with great ...
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This juvenile night-crowned heron is a permanent resident of a local lake near San Jose, California. An early morning fly by resulted in a photo op with great lighting. As shot from the camera...
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camera

NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture f/13 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 6000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Sep, 2018

Views

173

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+48

Awards

Peer Award

+19

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Platinum

Beautiful capture, love the way you stopped a moment in time.

PRO

Gorgeous color and details....so beautiful! : )

Platinum

Wonderful crisp capture

In my opinion this is pure genius! WOW.

PRO+

This is just magnificent, Nina. I swear I just don't understand how you do this!

Platinum

Gorgeous action shot!

PRO+

Wow, such a great shot of this young Night Heron !!! Luminosity and lighting is fabulous !

This is gorgeous Nina. Love the colours too!

PRO+

Beautiful!

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