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How lucky are we as photographers to see things that most never notice? While I do not consider this as one of my best, I do consider it shows why I love photo...
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How lucky are we as photographers to see things that most never notice? While I do not consider this as one of my best, I do consider it shows why I love photography.
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/9 ISO 2000 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 7000/10

location

location

Sierraville, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2019

Views

91

Likes

+11

Awards

Peer Award

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Magnificent Capture

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Who would think to take a photo like this...but it tells such a great story of symbiosis...so cool!

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I like how you always try and think outside of the box....cool shot that tells the story.

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It’s a great photo Mark, it fascinates me when I see ox peckers or tick peckers especially in Europe where in hot countries is quite common, like cattle egrets.:-)

Great capture Mark.

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#bird #animal #mammal #outdoor experance #mcampi

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