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26-NOV-2011 Hank v/d Velde

20111126 - 1 398 Purple Sandpiper.jpg

Andrew Haydon Park

A rare visitor captured in a preening pose.

Nikon D300S ,Nikkor 500mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S II
1/500s f/5.0 at 500.0mm iso1000 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-Nov-2011 10:50:05
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300S
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length500 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent1000
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Thomas Bernhardsson20-Dec-2011 16:30
Great shot and congrats to your first purple sandpiper! V
Len14-Dec-2011 15:09
Great shot of this not easy to come upon bird Hank!!!!
Dave Hawkins11-Dec-2011 04:49
Such beautiful bird! V
January Grey09-Dec-2011 07:25
Terrific pose, Hank! Nice timing to catch it! Such a pretty bird, but it makes me wonder why it's called a 'purple' sandpiper.. where's the purple?
Lise De Serres08-Dec-2011 12:14
Great find!
Lovely eye contact!
Randy Adams08-Dec-2011 11:15
Excellent capture and nice timing Hank! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal08-Dec-2011 08:18
Wederom een mooie foto van deze strandloper.
Ton
Guest 08-Dec-2011 06:12
This is sooo cute and excellent details!
Ted Busby08-Dec-2011 04:08
I certainly miss having a chance to see this one..
Nice capture HAnk!
waterfalls man08-Dec-2011 03:35
Excellent Capture V!!
Vince08-Dec-2011 02:28
Terrific shot with superb details Hank.
jychamberland08-Dec-2011 01:58
superb capture Hank!
Marcia Colelli08-Dec-2011 01:53
Beautiful bird and excellent details V
Tom Munson08-Dec-2011 01:18
Terrific find and image, Hank!
Peter Stahl08-Dec-2011 00:33
Awesome find Hank! :-)
Stephanie07-Dec-2011 23:58
Beautiful capture! Please send this sandpiper to Cape May! :)
Simon Chandler07-Dec-2011 23:37
Excellent capture of the interesting pose with great clarity. v
Julie Tremblay07-Dec-2011 23:16
Great encounter! V.
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