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Awkward moment

Awkward moment

The moment is awkward for me as a photographer but that bird was really careless and natural. Soon after the relief feeling... it was back to fishing.
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The moment is awkward for me as a photographer but that bird was really careless and natural. Soon after the relief feeling... it was back to fishing.

My click at the wrong time. :D

Location; Vetal Tekdi, Pune, India
Winter Season 2018
RAW: _DSC0093
Kingfisher 27-28 cm

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camera

NIKON D5300

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Pune, Maharashtra, IN

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2018

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