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Rainy Day Session

Rainy Day Session

Great blue heron hunting near a wooded area of a small lake in San Jose, California

Great blue heron hunting near a wooded area of a small lake in San Jose, California
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NIKON D850

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Aperture f/16 ISO 2500 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 3000/10

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Feb, 2019

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Awards

Peer Award

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Fantastic capture of the great blue....they always make such great additions to a landscape!

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Blends in really well with his background

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A real beauty Mark...the bird and your shot!! : )

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Love the grains in the broken tree as much as the heron!

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Impeccable detail!

I never get tired of these guys. Awesome capture.

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