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True Sparrow and their reflection.

True Sparrow and their reflection.

camera

NIKON Z 6

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 2800 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 600/1

location

location

Folkestone, Kent, GB

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2022

Views

471

Likes

+34

Awards

Winner in sparrows Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+14

Top Choice

+3

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Superb Composition

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Animals

PRO+

Many congrats for winning my challenge with this truly beautiful picture!

Congratulations 👏

PRO+

Well done on your win, a beautiful image.

Congratulations on your challenge win.

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Behind The Lens

Location

Howletts Wild Animal Park

Time

Around 1:30 in the afternoon

Lighting

A very bright summers day. Not a cloud in the sky that day.

Equipment

Nikon Z6 and the 150-600 Sigma lens

Inspiration

I saw a few sparrows having a bath in a puddle and the water particles caught my attention. Wet feathers always look really cool

Editing

Cropped to fit the standard 4x5 fit for social media and tweaked a few of the basic adjustments

In my camera bag

Other than my camera gear, I have camo clothing, my disability camera adaptors and my lunch aha

Feedback

Puddles are always a great opportunity regardless of subject, not just for water particles but reflections too. Next time you find a decent sized puddle, check out all the angles before leaving and if an animal has shown interest, just wait. Most likely they will be back

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