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Gabriel the gannet

Gabriel the gannet

When gannets come into land they use their bodies and wings as air breaks. This creates some interesting shapes, this one looks a little angelic to me but once ...
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When gannets come into land they use their bodies and wings as air breaks. This creates some interesting shapes, this one looks a little angelic to me but once on land they just big and clumsy.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 700/1

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May, 2017

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