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Challenge: Free Study 2017-11 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Herons and Other Water Birds
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Date: Nov 2, 2017
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2017

 Juvenile Great Blue Heron who let me sit and photograph him for about an hour. He occasionally looked right at me, which IMO makes him look a little goofy ;-)

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, increased saturation, shifted greens to orange, burnt and blurred upper background, resized, Topaz Detail.

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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
12/08/2017 07:00:22 AM
Like those coloured-candles
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 12/06/2017 12:38:49 AM
the focus is off by a bit, otherwise an interesting subject against the background
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 12/01/2017 03:32:38 PM
what's left after the dinosaurs!
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