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A little girl instinctively reaches out to connect as a 'smiling' seal back flips on the wet side of the glass of an underwater viewing chamber, Melbo...
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A little girl instinctively reaches out to connect as a 'smiling' seal back flips on the wet side of the glass of an underwater viewing chamber, Melbourne Zoo. If I wanted to catch this moment again I might be trying for a long time!
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NIKON D7000

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settings

Aperture 8/1 ISO 500 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 32/1

upload_date

upload_date

Aug, 2016

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1396

Likes

+174

Awards

Fall Award 2020

Peer Award

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Superb Composition

+12

Absolute Masterpiece

+11

Top Choice

+6

Magnificent Capture

+5

Outstanding Creativity

+4

All Star

Superior Skill

Genius

Virtuoso

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

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Terrific capture!

It was just one of those lucky moments. I didn't realise that the open mouth expression was there until post processing. Perfect timing, but if I tried to do it again, well ...

Great image, excellent timing and frame.

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