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Surfer Girl

A Hen Mallard captured just after she makes contact with the water while landing, surfing to a stop. I especially like how clearly you can see the details of he...
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A Hen Mallard captured just after she makes contact with the water while landing, surfing to a stop. I especially like how clearly you can see the details of her eye.

ISO 400 - f-4.0 - 1-2500s - 420mm - Handheld - Natural Light

Canon EOS 7D Body and Canon EF 300mm f-2.8L IS USM Lens with Canon 1.4x Mk2 Teleconverter.

Photographed in Eagan, Minnesota on 10-25-2014 at 4:00 PM
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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2500

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Oct, 2014

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