SLHart

Swooping

Swooping

camera

NIKON D3400

settings

settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 300/1

location

location

Pismo Beach, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jan, 2022

Views

47

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Awards

Jewel Award

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Top Ranks

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Behind The Lens

Location

Pismo Beach, California

Time

Mid morning on a sunny Christmas Day 2021.

Lighting

Full sun

Equipment

My Nikon D3400 and 70-300mm lens

Inspiration

Watching the seagulls swooping in for clams on the beach, flying high before dropping them back down to the beach until they crack open, then diving back to retrieve their reward. This beach is famous for the clams, but it is illegal for people to collect them anymore. The clams are too small. Now they are a feast only for the birds and other wildlife to enjoy.

Editing

Nothing significant.

In my camera bag

My Nikon D3400 and 70-300mm lens and a standard lens

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