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Bicheno, Tasmania
Canon 7DmkII, 100-400 at 100mm, iso6400, 1/40 f/4.5 I know the Image Quality isn't great on this but this is the animal I most wanted to see in Australia. This was taken in a controlled situation from a hide with glass windows, lit by a spotlight. I pressed the lens hood up to the glass to reduce reflections and for stability (tripods not useable due to the space arrangement), and fired a burst in an effort to get at least one semi-sharp image. Devil populations in the past 10 or so years have plummeted due to a highly contagious, fatal, facial cancer type disease, making it hard to find them in the wild any more. This wild animal is part of a small study population that's been vaccinated and is confined to a 10 hectare / 25 acre compound for a period of time. I would've preferred seeing them in a truly wild situation, but given the circumstances I was happy to at least get to see the 4 or 5 we were able to view in this setting. Unfortunately the vaccine is not a cure, but is helping to slow the progression of disease in the innoculated animals. Research is still ongoing and hoping for more positive news in the future. Cindy Marple
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