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Mute Swan in foggy morning light, Oostvaardersplassen

Mute Swan in foggy morning light, Oostvaardersplassen

One of my personal favourites of this year...I love the challenge of taking special images of relatively common animals

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One of my personal favourites of this year...I love the challenge of taking special images of relatively common animals

www.vondelingphotography.com for more on my work and activities

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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/22 ISO 250 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 3400/10

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Sep, 2017

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Beautiful composition and backlighting! The spider webs add a special detail and capture the foggy morning well! Nice shot!

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