{"id":56973,"date":"2021-05-27T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=56973"},"modified":"2021-05-26T23:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T05:36:16","slug":"not-as-advertised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/not-as-advertised\/","title":{"rendered":"Not As Advertised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DBEBE9519.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;DBEBE9519&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Bald Eagle captured by Z 6II \/ Z70-200f2.8<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||30px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re just starting out or have been shooting critters for decades, you will be explore a new locale for the first time to see if it is a productive photographic locale. 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