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Eagle in wind

Eagle in wind

This is a shot from this morning (11-16-15) of an eagle negotiating a stiff wind against an overcast sky on The Lower Grand River, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana...
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This is a shot from this morning (11-16-15) of an eagle negotiating a stiff wind against an overcast sky on The Lower Grand River, Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 6000/10

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Nov, 2015

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Staff Winter Selection 2015

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This is amazing. I love the details

Thanks! I wasn't expecting many opportunities this morning due to the weather, but then this happened!

Platinum

I had to come back and revisit this shot... Yep!!! Just as fantastic as I remembered it

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