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Kingfisher with its one wing wide open...ready to take off.

Location:Pashan Lake, Pune, India
Winter Season, 2018
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Kingfisher with its one wing wide open...ready to take off.

Location:Pashan Lake, Pune, India
Winter Season, 2018
RAW:_DSC_0204
Edited with Nik collection, hdr efx pro
Kingfisher 27-28 cm
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 500/1

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Pune, Maharashtra, IN

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Dec, 2018

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magnificent image-love the tinted beak of the bird and the light seeping through the spread wings gives the creature a mythical appearence. nicely done.

:) Thank you Prasanna.

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Amazing capture just perfect..

:) Thank you Mark.

Spectacular capture! Love it!

Thank you Sarah. :)

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