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Brown Footed Boobie

Brown Footed Boobie

Soaring high in the South Pacific, Palmyra Atoll, South Pacific

Soaring high in the South Pacific, Palmyra Atoll, South Pacific
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camera

Canon EOS 40D

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 200/1

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2016

Views

58

Likes

+2

Awards

Top Shot Award 21

Top Choice

Outstanding Creativity

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank week 1

Categories

Animals

Submitted to Photo Contests

Animal Kingdom

Tags

#bird #blue

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