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A Beautiful Catch

A Beautiful Catch

My creative edit of a bald eagle making a beautiful catch from the Mississippi River. The skies were gray, the water was white, but the eagle was too beautiful...
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My creative edit of a bald eagle making a beautiful catch from the Mississippi River. The skies were gray, the water was white, but the eagle was too beautiful not to try adding a little creativity to the scene. I feel this edit adds to the elegance of the bird.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 400/1

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upload_date

Jan, 2018

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93

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+9

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Peer Award

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