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The elusive Snipe
The elusive Snipe
hahn23


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Challenge: Stripes II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Lake estes, Estes Park, CO
Date: Apr 7, 2014
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Apr 7, 2014

 Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata. Uncommon and inconspicuous along the grassy edge of Lake Estes. 04/07/14 9:16am. Canon 5Dmk3, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM, f/5.6, 1/2000s, ISO 800, lens focal length 400mm. He surprised me, as much as I surprised him.
//birds.audubon.org/birds/wilsons-snipe

[Apr. 10th, 2014 04:50:25 PM]

Thanks to the Estes Park News, Inc. for publishing my Wilson's Snipe photo on the front page of the April 11, 2014 edition. The paper said it was a rare bird, but it is more like… uncommon. Not very many people get to see the detail up close, so it is rare in that respect. //issuu.com/estesparknews/docs/epn_4-11-14_webfile?e=5865030/7445411

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 04/15/2014 10:48:01 PM
Lovely stripy bird. voted earlier
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 04/14/2014 02:02:03 PM
Wow! I've seen Snipe a few times, mostly flying over - never close enough to get a photo of any sort, let alone one of this quality. Superb work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 04/14/2014 08:58:39 AM
Lovely sharpness and DOF Beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 04/09/2014 11:15:54 AM
Ahh, time for a snipe hunt.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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