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Challenge: Wildlife IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: Esquimalt Lagoon, Victoria BC
Date: Oct 14, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2008

 Esquimalt Lagoon bird sanctuary is a great place during fall/winter. Besides the regular residents we get a lot of migratory transients.

The mute swans and Canada geese are regulars but I also saw a single trumpeter swan this day.

I took a couple buckets of flatted barley and sat right beside the water, and was soon surrounded by ducks, geese and swans. A couple geese and one of the swans even ate out of my hand.

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Place: 72 out of 159
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Avg (commenters): 5.8000
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Views since voting: 774
Views during voting: 341
Votes: 201
Comments: 8
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AuthorThread
 12/28/2008 08:20:12 PM
A lovely picture! Bravo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/27/2008 01:43:20 AM
The light on this is just lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/21/2008 08:52:15 PM
Wow, gorgeous colours, I love it.
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 10/21/2008 03:22:22 PM
Feather detail looks a little burnt out - but lovely water.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/21/2008 12:44:39 PM
this is beautiful, I can only image how it would of looked if the water was still, may of been a ribbon winner
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/20/2008 12:45:58 PM
i would have left more room on the left hand side of the frame, so the bird wouldn't be so centered
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/20/2008 10:43:37 AM
good shot, light is a little flat though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Nikon
 10/20/2008 07:32:00 AM
beutiful
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