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Bird - RGB

Challenge #8 in the Birds Only :-) series. Hosted by number_5.

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Submit a photo of a bird or birds contain red, green, and/or blue color. Color only, no black and white. No previous challenge entries. Will be DQing during the voting stage, so please read the rules.

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Announced:

Saturday, 16th December, 2023 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 23rd December, 2023 – Friday, 29th December, 2023 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 30th December, 2023 – Friday, 5th January, 2024 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No composite images (sky replacement, etc.)
No color substitution.

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No restrictions.

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No personal watermarks, forms of identification, or personal website reference.
No previous challenge entries.
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Green Hermit in the rain

by richard stern

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A Costa Rican hummingbird on a rainy day

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
Submitted:	Thursday, 28th December, 2023 20:53 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 16th February, 2020
Focal length:	420 mm
Shutter speed:	1/640 sec
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ISO:	3200
Notes:	Hand-held. Raw file processed in LrC. Crop and sharpening only. 300mm. + 1.4X teleconverter
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Galleries:	View this photo in richard stern's gallery

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