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Northern Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis. Trøndelag, Norway.
Photographer: Pål Hermansen, Norway. Category: Attention to Detail. GOLD AWARD WINNER.
Photographer's Story: ‘This mature Goshawk was photographed while it visited a feeding place in the forest. Instead of taking standard images, showing the whole bird, I decided to put on a very long lens and try to pick out details in the feathers. When the feet appeared, I saw the image I had been dreaming of.’
Olympus EM-1 MkII with Canon EF 800mm f/5.6L IS USM lens. 800mm focal length; 1/250 second; f/7.1; ISO 1,000. Tripod. Hide.