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    The viewfinders

    Nov 05, 2020 4 minutes

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    JAYNE PRIMEAU, LAKE CHIPICAN, ONT.

    Jayne Primeau hikes around Canatara Park on the shores of Lake Huron, Ont., almost every week when the weather is nice. She takes her camera with her 90 per cent of the time. “So often you’ll see birds far off,” says Jayne. “But when I turned the corner on a trail winding around Lake Chipican, I saw this great egret only 30 feet away.” Our judges were amazed at the movement and the splash of water captured in this shot, done by setting the aperture and shutter speed, plus a bit of luck. The background is dark and soft with shimmers of light, which makes the great egret and fish stand out. Jayne's love of birds continues to grow with each visit to the park. “I didn’t know anything about birds when

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