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condor sighting

After many trips to the Grand Canyon, I finally saw a Condor! My trusty little Canon SX10 brought
him in for a closer view. I noticed the hikers in the background and moved till I got this fun shot.
The Condor wasn’t really looking at them but it looks like it doesn’t it? He was just preening 🙂

Canon SX10 zoomed in to equivalent of 560mm. A super sunny day allowed for a fast shutterspeed.
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During the middle of the day, I’ve been enjoying playing with HDR. Here are two more images.

Sycamore on Oak Creek – 3 shot HDR – Because of wind, the leaves were overlapping so I applied Topaz Simplify.
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Grand Canyon Train – 3 shot HDR shot with Lensbaby G3.
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While I’m sightseeing, resting and playing in Photoshop, Chris is hiking Rim to Rim to Rim with a couple of friends.
Note that the link describes the trip as taking 5 or more days. Chris is doing it in two. Different strokes 🙂