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This was our first storm since March. We get 14 inch. We need more but this is a great start. This was a welcome scene.

This was our first storm since March. We get 14 inch. We need more but this is a great start. This was a welcome scene.
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NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture 16/1 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 350/10

location

location

Sierraville, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2021

Views

100

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+25

Awards

Peer Award

+8

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Perfect composition tones detail and the birds flying home before the storm giving life to the scene.

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So beautiful!! Wonderful composition and use of light...and the birds flying in formation is the icing on the cake! ; )

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