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Leaping Seal, Glacial Lagoon, Iceland

Leaping Seal, Glacial Lagoon, Iceland

Hours into sitting on the ice watching Gray Seals play in Iceland's famous Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon, one rewarded us with a flying leap out of the water ...
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Hours into sitting on the ice watching Gray Seals play in Iceland's famous Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon, one rewarded us with a flying leap out of the water in front of this spectacular backdrop.
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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 1220/10

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Mar, 2016

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