Captured at Cachuma Lake in the early morning light. Note the dew still on the grass...
50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/800 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash
Captured at Cachuma Lake in the early morning light. Note the dew still on the grass...
50D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/800 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash
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The eye-level perspective makes this image especially successful. The crop here is interestingly chosen.

You did very well Kerry, low angle, nice head turn and the treasure! Good stuff
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Kerry, I love the color of this bird. The pose is great, and the techs were covered by Bob and Arash.
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Nice soft light, great colors, a killer nut!, and an absolutely perfect head angle combine to make this a winner.
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Thank you so much Artie, Julie, Arash and Bob! Your comments are much appreciated.
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