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Fairy tern II

Fairy tern II

The same fairy tern coming landing at Breakneck Valley, St Helena Island, South Atlantic.

The same fairy tern coming landing at Breakneck Valley, St Helena Island, South Atlantic.

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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 56/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 300/1

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Jan, 2017

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A very tough photo to capture as good as you have, with the bright white of the bird and the dark background you id a good job of keeping the whites from washing out.

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