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My best photo of the week.

Challenge #16 in the My best photo of the week. series. Hosted by Barry Twycross.

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Show us the best photo you have taken since this challenge was announced.

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Announced:

Saturday, 19th December, 2020 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 26th December, 2020 – Friday, 1st January, 2021 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 2nd January, 2021 – Friday, 8th January, 2021 (GMT)

Processing rules:

If your photo is a composite, all source images must qualify, be closely related, and be made available.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

If you have a good reason why any of these don’t work for you, please message me privately before submitting
Must be anonymous
Should have full exif data.
Should be between 1500 and 3k pixels on the long side
Less than 2MB file size (use appropriate quality setting when saving).
Should have a meaningful title.
No added, non photographic, graphic elements such as borders.

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Red Shouldered Hawk

by Fishchris

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This shot was taken at the Colusa Wildlife Refuge, in Northern California.

Camera:	Canon EOS 6D
Lens:	Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Submitted:	Monday, 28th December, 2020 18:41 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020
Focal length:	400 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1250 sec
Aperture:	F9
ISO:	320
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Views:	21
Galleries:	View this photo in Fishchris's gallery

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