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"Perfect Camouflage"

© Jeroen Stel

"Perfect Camouflage"

Uploaded: January 09, 2010

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Hi Guys,

Winter is the perfect time to photograph birds that are usually very shy and impossible to capture. One of these birds that was high on my wishlist is this Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) wich is largely nocturnal, spending most of the day in dense cover.

Their camouflage is one of the best I have ever seen in the animal kingdom and even now it is not easy to find them so I was very glad to come across this beauty.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F 9
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash:No
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
AF mode: Auto Focus
On beanbag from car window
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Lab-Sharpening

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Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography

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