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My best picture this week

Challenge #71 in the variable subjects II series. Hosted by Lext123.

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Announced:

Saturday, 29th June, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 6th July, 2013 – Friday, 12th July, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 13th July, 2013 – Friday, 19th July, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Only basic post-processing.
Color and B&W are accepted.
Digital reproduction of existing material, is not allowed.

Capture date rules:

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

Additional rules:

During the submission phase of this challenge, pictures present here may not be present in any other challenge.
Pictures must contain a full Exif, IPTC or XMP metadata record, that must match any manually provided information.
No borders or text

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Bluebird, oh bluebird, grant me a wish!

by maxeythecat

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A gorgeous fella in the Park...

Camera:	Sony SLT-A57
Lens:
Submitted:	Saturday, 6th July, 2013 05:53 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 2nd July, 2013
Focal length:	500 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2500 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	400
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Galleries:	View this photo in maxeythecat's gallery

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