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Soaring Among the Clouds Redux

Taken in Mayhill, New Mexico. This red-tailed hawk swooped relatively near me while I had the wrong lens on my camera; swapping it out for a telephoto, I got th...
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Taken in Mayhill, New Mexico. This red-tailed hawk swooped relatively near me while I had the wrong lens on my camera; swapping it out for a telephoto, I got this shot of it soaring, probably a good mile or two up, riding the thermals. Touched up this photo a bit.
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Aperture 56/10 ISO 100 Shutter 625/1000000 Focal Length 300/1

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Aug, 2016

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