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Gray whale spy hopping

Gray whale spy hopping

A mother gray whale spy hopping near our panga in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, MX.

A mother gray whale spy hopping near our panga in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, MX.
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Canon EOS-1D X

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2500

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Apr, 2014

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