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Water Landing

Water Landing

Hooded Merganser makes a smooth water landing. There are several percolation ponds just off the highway that ducks love to gather at. It has been empty until th...
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Hooded Merganser makes a smooth water landing. There are several percolation ponds just off the highway that ducks love to gather at. It has been empty until the last few weeks and now the duck have returned.
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture 160/10 ISO 2000 Shutter 10/25000 Focal Length 6000/10

location

location

Los Gatos, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jan, 2024

Views

112

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+34

Awards

Peer Award

+17

Absolute Masterpiece

+4

Top Choice

+2

Superb Composition

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So great, Mark!

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Great stop action and capture!

Great in motion shot.

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Beautiful image, love the reflection

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Handsome duck shot!

WOW!

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