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Shorebirds 2020-2022

Challenge #43 in the A Big Year series. Hosted by OSP2017.

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Let's see the best photographs of shorebirds that you took in 2020, 2021, or 2022! Here is a Wikipedia article on shorebirds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wader

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Announced:

Wednesday, 5th January, 2022 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 12th January, 2022 – Tuesday, 18th January, 2022 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 – Tuesday, 25th January, 2022 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Minimal processing. Replacement of any original scene element or addition of non-original elements by any method or technique is not permitted.
Full EXIF data must be present
No borders, signatures, or watermarks
No frame stacking or stitching

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

The shot must be from 2020, 2021, or 2022; please disregard the automatically generated "no restrictions" rule above
The bird must have been alive, wild, and unrestrained
The photo must be your own work
Nothing in the entry should identify you as the participant
If you vote in the challenge you've entered, please vote fairly and don't sandbag other entries
If an unusual voting pattern is discovered, the offending entry will be disqualified

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by gordzam

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Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM
Submitted:	Tuesday, 18th January, 2022 12:39 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 3rd November, 2021
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2000 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	800
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