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Soaring Eagle

Soaring Eagle

I took this amazing eagle image on one of the first occasions after I got my new 100-600 Zoom lens. The eagle was soaring above our lake looking for dinner. H...
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I took this amazing eagle image on one of the first occasions after I got my new 100-600 Zoom lens. The eagle was soaring above our lake looking for dinner. He eyed me just before I squeezed off this shot. The detail and sharpness far surpasses the results I was used to achieve with my shorter zoom lenses.

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camera

NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture 60/10 ISO 280 Shutter 10/40000 Focal Length 4600/10

location

location

Port Orange, Florida, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2021

Views

192

Likes

+59

Awards

Peer Award

+23

Magnificent Capture

+7

Absolute Masterpiece

+6

Top Choice

+2

Superb Composition

Virtuoso

Superior Skill

Genius

Outstanding Creativity

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Platinum

Yes this is stunning

Nicely framed, great timing!

Platinum

Nice composition. Well done!

You catched this one superb. This is something where I still have to learn a lot.

Thanks for your contribution to my October 2021 Collection challenge. Good luck with your fine entry.

PRO+

Brilliant capture. Well done. Some great shots in your gallery too
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Platinum

Incredible capture!

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