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The Heckler

The Heckler

The warm summer has led to an abundance of sparrows in the garden, many of which were still very young and requiring the support of their elders well into Octob...
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The warm summer has led to an abundance of sparrows in the garden, many of which were still very young and requiring the support of their elders well into October. To provide myself with an extra bit of cover, I moved the car further into the drive and took the photo through the open window from the furthermost seat. Despite the light being okay, it wasn't shining in from an ideal angle in relation to the positioning of the birds, so 1000 ISO was applied. The image was warmed up in the camera pre-sets.
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camera

Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

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54

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Awards

Peer Award

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

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