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Chinstrap Slide

Chinstrap Slide

A Chinstrap Penguin slides down a steep, snowy slope from its rookery above Orne Harbor on the Antarctic peninsula.

A Chinstrap Penguin slides down a steep, snowy slope from its rookery above Orne Harbor on the Antarctic peninsula.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 4200/10

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Jan, 2017

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