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The Art of Skimming

The Art of Skimming

An arctic tern, gracefully and efficiently skims the surface of the water on a pond looking for a small fish dinner. Near Vik, southern Iceland...
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An arctic tern, gracefully and efficiently skims the surface of the water on a pond looking for a small fish dinner. Near Vik, southern Iceland
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camera

NIKON D750

settings

settings

Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1250 Shutter 10/32000 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Iceland

upload_date

Jul, 2019

Views

1136

Likes

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Awards

Winner in 1 (ONE) Tern Frozen in Flight Photo Challenge

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Magnificent Capture

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Top Choice

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Superb Composition

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Superior Skill

+3

Outstanding Creativity

+1

Genius

Virtuoso

All Star

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Fantastic action shot and made all the better with the reflection , nicely done:-)

This is genius my dear.

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Magnificent. A once in a lifetime shot.

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Stellar capture of an awesome scene with a wonderful reflection .. This is a masterpiece...We need to print it !!!

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Fabulous capture!

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Came back for a second look. This is the second best picture you have ever captured. I love this shot...

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EXQUISITE !!!! like a Dance !

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Exceptional action photography

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Stunning capture

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Congratulations on winning my challenge...such a fantastic capture! Love it

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