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Nature Photography
Canon EOS 5D Mark IVHalle (Saale)

A black crow perches on the rooftop cornice of the Leopoldina — the German National Academy of Sciences in Halle — beside an opulent stucco palmette acroterion crowning the corner of the historic building. Captured with the Canon 100-400mm at full 400mm and ƒ/11, the telephoto isolates the bird and the architectural detail against the warm evening sky. A contrast between nature and 19th-century craftsmanship, captured in the golden light of dusk.

Black crow beside a stucco palmette on the rooftop cornice of the Leopoldina at sunset in Halle (Saale)
CANON EOS 5D MARK IV EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 400mm · ƒ/11 · 1/250s · ISO 100

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