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Feathered Friends

Challenge #1 in the Global Shooters. series. Hosted by ER_ Wizard.

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Post your best shots of birds. In flight, roosting, nesting. If it has feathers, enter it.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 4th July, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 11th July, 2012 – Tuesday, 17th July, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 18th July, 2012 – Tuesday, 24th July, 2012 (GMT)

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Willet on gold

by sfischer

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Willet at sunset in a lagoon near Ft. Meyers, Florida.

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Submitted:	Wednesday, 11th July, 2012 14:59 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 29th January, 2011
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/1600 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	400
Notes:	Shot with a Canon 5D mark 2, 500mm f/4 lens on a monopod while wading in the water.
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Galleries:	View this photo in sfischer's gallery

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65	7iii front focus conclusion.
60	a7III PDAF striping in practice, part two
51	Panasonig G9 - PL100-400 - fix my bird
49	What is your single most important focal length?
46	How to know if a photo is heavily post processed?
39	A Humble Suggestion
36	About to commit an act of heresy.
36	5 Reasons Why You Should CONSIDER f/1.8 Lenses OVER f/1.4 Lenses
34	MFT going forward
34	Film and digital : Is IQ and rez really better?
33	75mm Summicron vs Fuji 50mm F2
31	Wide addition to 24-105mm for Iceland
31	Who's preordering the Tamron FE 28-75mm f2.8 tomorrow?
29	1:1 aspect ratio
29	Sigma Art lenses for Fuji? (or others??)
28	Taking picture with more depth of field
27	Camera Grips - gripe!
27	M43 sensor, Dark color birds Exposure and PP methods
27	Which walk around lens for GX9


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