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common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Habitat
wetland
Location
Gillonnay, plaine de Bièvre, Isère, France
Date taken
01 August 2015
Scientific name
Gallinago gallinago
Equipment used
canon EOS 550D + canon 400 mm 1:5.6
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Chris G6 UXU
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A beauty of a detailed close up, setting, lighting and capture JJ, lovely job and many tfs.
 
Kits
A great setting for this well composed and posed shot, JJ.
 
peterday
Opus Editor
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Well picked out, JJ. We've been chasing a Latham's Snipe in our favourite wetland, with no luck yet.
 
Stanley Jones
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Gorgeous picture of this Snipe standing tall and alert. Such a fabulous setting to capture it in too. Gorgeous bird and photograph JJ! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
bievreJJ
Date added
View count
157
Comment count
19

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS 550D
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640
ISO
800
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
common snipe 2.jpg
File size
315.4 KB
Date taken
Sat, 01 August 2015 11:05 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 479px

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