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Luciano Candisani's Image
Luciano had to climb the cecropia tree, in the protected Atlantic rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil, to take an eye-level shot of this three-toed sloth.
Sloths like to feed on the leaves of these trees, and so they are often seen high up in the canopy.
Behind the lens
Luciano Candisani
Brazil
Image details
- Nikon D800
- 24-70mm f2.8 lens
- 1/800 sec at f11 • ISO 640
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