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0705_0095.jpg 36K 800x600 image. While on an evening nature walk I stopped to quickly take a picture of the group leader as he walked down the boardwalk. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0128.jpg 56K 800x600 image. Group of Mallard ducklings in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0136.jpg 38K 600x800 image. Male Red-winged Blackbird singing in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. I don't like the branch in the lower left but don't digitally edit my shots (easy fix). 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0177.jpg 131K 800x600 image. Reflected grasses lit by evening sunlight at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/30th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0221.jpg 56K 600x800 image. Cattle Egret resting in the middle of the lake at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0250.jpg 62K 800x600 image. Canada Goose gosling yawning on a lazy afternoon at Beaverdam Park, Gloucester, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0268.jpg 66K 600x800 image. Red-eared Turtle sunning himself at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0285.jpg 54K 800x600 image. Brown Watersnake playing peek-a-boo from within an old log at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0301.jpg 52K 800x600 image. Male Summer Tanager with bug high in an oak tree at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0310.jpg 80K 800x600 image. Female Wood Duck bathing (yeah, I shouldn't have been watching). Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0316.jpg 52K 800x600 image. Female Red-winged Blackbird on her way to her nest with nest-building material at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0318.jpg 47K 800x600 image. Male Baltimore Oriole who had joined a few Blue Jays to either watch or harass a snake in the swamp. Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0327.jpg 40K 800x600 image. Prothonotary Warbler with nesting material in thick brush at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0331.jpg 43K 800x600 image. Eastern Ratsnake working his way through the brush and searching (tasting?) for a meal at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0335.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Prothonotary Warbler portrait exposed at Newport News Park, VA. This was cropped from a vertical composition. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0340.jpg 44K 800x600 image. Male Red-winged Blackbird puffed up and displaying in his territory at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/200th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0344.jpg 53K 800x600 image. Eastern Phoebe craning its neck to try to figure out what was making the shutter-clicking noise of my camera. Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/80th second (thank you IS), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0351.jpg 33K 800x600 image. Here's Wilbur, the singing Great Blue Heron. I could tell he was enjoying himself but he has a really hoarse voice! Shot at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/100th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0363.jpg 49K 600x800 image. Brown Thrasher who stretched his neck out to get a better look at me. Exposed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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| 0705_0372.jpg 49K 600x800 image. Carolina Wren posing at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal shot. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0377.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Swamp Rabbit in an open field at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0384.jpg 70K 800x600 image. Eight Mallard ducklings hiding in the grass at the edge of the water at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0458.jpg 49K 600x800 image. Five-lined Skink sunning on a rotted tree at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/14 and 1/250th second (-1 2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0467.jpg 59K 800x600 image. A Fowler's Toad photographed early in the morning in the leaf litter at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/30th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0505.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Male and female Eastern Box Turtles who were breeding in the leaf litter at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0555.jpg 110K 600x800 image. Female Pileated Woodpecker napping in the sun at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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| 0705_0570.jpg 43K 600x800 image. Blue Jay who talked to me from his branch at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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| 0705_0579.jpg 80K 600x800 image. Blue Jay who was searching through the litter on the forest floor. Taken at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/160th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0585.jpg 63K 800x600 image. Eastern Ratsnake I came across while it was resting behind a tree. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/15th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
| 0705_0613.jpg 37K 600x800 image. Female Cardinal perched on a dead tree branch at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/320th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0619.jpg 77K 800x600 image. Some sort of Cooter basking and yawning at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0626.jpg 77K 800x600 image. Three Northern Watersnakes sharing a cozy hole at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0632.jpg 80K 800x600 image. Female Bullfrog at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, handheld (but braced against a railing). 05/07. |
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0705_0633.jpg 70K 800x600 image. Adult Five-lined Skink peeking up from below the leaves to keep an eye on me. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/160th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0634.jpg 52K 800x600 image. I believe this is a young Hooded Merganser (based on mom) with a crayfish. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0705_0642.jpg 88K 800x600 image. Northern Red-bellied Cooter waiting for a long-overdue manicure in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1250th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 05/07. |
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0706_0019.jpg 32K 800x600 image. Skimmer dragonfly at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. Thanks to Jeff Abrahamson for pointing him out! 30D in Av at f/6.3 and 1/500th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
| 0706_0039.jpg 48K 600x800 image. Tough guy Fowler's Toad showing off his big guns at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/10 and 1/30th second (-2 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-shoe Camera Cord 2, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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0706_0041.jpg 36K 800x600 image. Male Cardinal at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/80th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
| 0706_0072.jpg 62K 600x800 image. Pair of female White-tailed Deer in the grass at Newport News Park, VA. Shot in the late afternoon. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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0706_0074.jpg 44K 800x600 image. White-tailed Deer buck lit by late afternoon light at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/500th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
| 0706_0111.jpg 52K 600x800 image. Green Heron perched on log in the swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/16 and 1/1250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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0706_0170.jpg 65K 800x600 image. Pollen-covered Augochlora Bee of the halictid family gathering food on a flower at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
| 0706_0179.jpg 44K 600x800 image. Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) drinking nectar at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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| 0706_0215.jpg 70K 600x800 image. Yellow-crowned Night Heron at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1 1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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| 0706_0229.jpg 36K 600x800 image. American Crow calling at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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| 0706_0230.jpg 35K 600x800 image. Common Grackle at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 06/07. |
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0707_0064.jpg 30K 800x600 image. Unknown dragonfly species in swamp at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/125th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0086.jpg 42K 600x800 image. Female Cardinal in woods at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/60th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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| 0707_0112.jpg 28K 600x800 image. Unknown dragonfly species photographed in the late afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/7.1 and 1/320th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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| 0707_0119.jpg 50K 600x800 image. White-tailed Deer buck with velvet-covered antlers along with some friends. Shot in the late afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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| 0707_0137.jpg 31K 600x800 image. Common Grackle perching on snag at sunset. Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1000th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0144.jpg 92K 800x600 image. View of the James River from Fort Boykin, Smithfield, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/8th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L, Cokin #173, Tiffen Grad-ND 0.6, Tiffen Grad-ND 0.9, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0159.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Unknown red leaves in ivy at the base of a tree. Fort Boykin, Smithfield, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/4th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Cokin #164 (Cir-Pol), Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0196.jpg 54K 600x800 image. Male Clouded Sulphur butterfly (Colias philodice) on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at Chippokes State Park, Surry, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/500th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0205.jpg 42K 800x600 image. Female Clouded Sulphur butterfly (Colias philodice) on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at Chippokes State Park, Surry, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0213.jpg 62K 800x600 image. Female Clouded Sulphur butterfly (Colias philodice) on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) at Chippokes State Park, Surry, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0236.jpg 43K 600x800 image. Pink Sorrel (Oxalis articulata) growing in shade of trees near the mansion at Chippokes State Park, Surry, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/15th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0257.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Sunset view of Mulberry Island from Riverview Farm Park, Newport News, VA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1 second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L, Cokin #173, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0330.jpg 71K 800x600 image. Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata) at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0350.jpg 74K 800x600 image. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn resting at edge of forest in Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/60th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Wimberley flash bracket, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0373.jpg 46K 800x600 image. Unknown dragonfly species photographed in late afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/4 and 1/500th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0382.jpg 80K 600x800 image. Immature Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) searching for crabs at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0393.jpg 35K 800x600 image. Pair of Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) flying over the grasslands at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0447.jpg 44K 600x800 image. Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) male in tree at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped in a bit from full frame. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/250th second (-2 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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| 0707_0458.jpg 39K 600x800 image. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn enjoying my summer tanager shot above while at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/200th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Canon 550EX, Wimberley flash bracket, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0470.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Baby Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) in leaf litter at Newport News Park, VA. Compare him to the size of the pine needles! 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/25th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Wimberley flash bracket, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0472.jpg 113K 800x600 image. Female Bullfrog (Rana Catesbeiana) in duckweed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0474.jpg 44K 600x800 image. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on perch in late afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/800th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0495.jpg 74K 800x600 image. Female White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) yelling at me for staring at her rear. Photographed at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/250th second (-1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Wimberley flash bracket, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0523.jpg 42K 800x600 image. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) bathing at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/1600th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0527.jpg 48K 800x600 image. Four Royal Terns (Sterna maxima) chatting about the morning's events at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/2000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0533.jpg 30K 800x600 image. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) searching for fish at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0548.jpg 42K 800x600 image. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) running across the sand at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0558.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Unknown beetle at the top of a blade of grass at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/25th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Canon 550EX, Stofen Omni-bounce, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0562.jpg 51K 800x600 image. Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) smiling for the camera at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/11 and 1/25th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0597.jpg 41K 800x600 image. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) watching and waiting for fish in Poquoson, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0707_0608.jpg 32K 800x600 image. Sunset over Poquoson, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/800th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
| 0707_0613.jpg 50K 600x800 image. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) looking for food in the marshes of Poquoson, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/250th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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| 0707_0691.jpg 24K 600x800 image. Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina) portrait taken just after the sun set in Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/13 and 1/5th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-shoe Camera Cord 2, Gitzo G1348. 07/07. |
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0708_0060.jpg 45K 800x600 image. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) at the surf's edge of Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/13 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0115.jpg 47K 800x600 image. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) browsing for food at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0118.jpg 46K 800x600 image. Willet (Tringa semipalmata; formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) who briefly landed on a sand bar at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0164.jpg 61K 600x800 image. A White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) who was very astonished to find I was taking his picture. Newport News Park, VA. Crop from horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/80th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0177.jpg 59K 600x800 image. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/100th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0222.jpg 62K 600x800 image. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) stretching its neck in the afternoon sun at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0228.jpg 77K 800x600 image. Puffy Green Heron (Butorides virescens) at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a vertical shot. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0234.jpg 82K 600x800 image. Cool young Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit with a tick earring at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal & red-eye was removed digitally. 30D in Av at f/4 and 1/60th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 550EX, Canon Off-camera Shoe Cord 2, Wimberley flash bracket, fresnel flash attachment, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0236.jpg 37K 600x800 image. Male Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) and female Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0243.jpg 57K 600x800 image. Red-eared Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) enjoying the afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0249.jpg 72K 600x800 image. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) showing his iridescent head plumage at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped from a horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0252.jpg 54K 800x600 image. Immature Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0290.jpg 51K 600x800 image. Male Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) eating thistle seeds at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0307.jpg 34K 800x600 image. An unknown species of paper wasp gathering something from the flowers at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/200th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0324.jpg 36K 600x800 image. What I believe to be a Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) damselfly at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/9 and 1/8th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0329.jpg 49K 800x600 image. What seems to be a Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile) damselfly at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/10 and 1/8th second, Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0343.jpg 52K 600x800 image. Backlit watergrass in flower at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Hampton, VA. 30D in Av at f/16 and 1/25th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 180mm f/3.5L, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0345.jpg 23K 800x600 image. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0382.jpg 57K 600x800 image. Adult Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) feeding young at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. Cropped from horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0442.jpg 26K 800x600 image. Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) in flight at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0459.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Juvenile Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) begging for food from an adult at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0480.jpg 23K 800x600 image. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) in flight with fish at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0627.jpg 39K 800x600 image. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) searching for food not under a stone but under a shell at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. Cropped from vertical. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1000th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0635.jpg 32K 600x800 image. Two American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) grooming themselves on a cloudy morning at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/6.3 and 1/1000th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0650.jpg 39K 800x600 image. American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) not with an oyster but instead with a razor clam snack. Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/1000th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0694.jpg 18K 800x600 image. Sanderling (Calidris alba) resting momentarily at the edge of the surf on a cloudy day. Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/1000th second (+1 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0702.jpg 47K 600x800 image. Male American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feeding on thistle seeds at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/800th second (+2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0722.jpg 29K 600x800 image. Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) perched on a dead pine tree at Newport News Park, VA. Cropped in from original. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/250th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0726.jpg 36K 600x800 image. Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) fueling up at a thistle flower for her long migration south. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0743.jpg 46K 600x800 image. Buck White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/100th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0760.jpg 43K 600x800 image. Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) resting on a dock piling at Poquoson, VA. 30D in Tv at f/7.1 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0819.jpg 34K 600x800 image. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla) panting from what I suppose was the heat of the day. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/800th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0839.jpg 53K 600x800 image. Fawn White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) who, after I waited for some time, finally came back out of the brush to continue feeding. Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/320th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0862.jpg 39K 600x800 image. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) hissing at deer who were eating the food he wanted at Newport News Park, VA. Interestingly, these are named after a person and not the country. 30D in Av at f/5 and 1/200th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0871.jpg 134K 800x600 image. View of trees on far side of the reservoir at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/8 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
| 0708_0881.jpg 65K 600x800 image. Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) basking in the sun at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Av at f/5.6 and 1/400th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon EF12, Canon EF25, Canon EF25 II, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0911.jpg 52K 600x800 image. Hello? Is anybody home? A Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) stops by for a visit with a neighbor at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/320th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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| 0708_0929.jpg 52K 600x800 image. Doe White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) posing for a portrait at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/160th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0708_0935.jpg 90K 800x600 image. Buck White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) hiding at the edge of the woods at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/4 and 1/200th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Gitzo G1348. 08/07. |
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0709_0012.jpg 65K 800x600 image. Sanderling (Calidris alba) enjoying the sunrise from the piled-up seaweed at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/8 and 1/640th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0015.jpg 27K 800x600 image. Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) in flight at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/640th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
| 0709_0037.jpg 42K 600x800 image. Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) resting in the surf at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. Cropped from horizontal. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/800th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0086.jpg 49K 800x600 image. Ha! You guys call THOSE fish? They're so tiny! Two Royal Terns (Sterna maxima) show off their fish catches while a third laughs at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0090.jpg 46K 800x600 image. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) demonstrating his juggling ability at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0124.jpg 55K 800x600 image. Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) resting in the surf at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/10 and 1/1000th second (-2/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0131.jpg 52K 800x600 image. Juvenile Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) napping on the sand at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/11 and 1/1000th second (-1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0143.jpg 51K 800x600 image. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) at the edge of the water at Grandview Nature Preserve, Hampton, VA. 30D in Tv at f/9 and 1/1000th second (+1/3 compensation), Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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0709_0169.jpg 46K 800x600 image. Fawn White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) resting in the grass in the afternoon at Newport News Park, VA. 30D in Tv at f/5.6 and 1/320th second, Canon 500mm f/4L IS, Canon 1.4x TC, Gitzo G1348. 09/07. |
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