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Brown Trout leaping at hovering Mayfly

Brown Trout leaping at hovering Mayfly

Each spring and summer the resident trout in Tasmanias waterways take to the air in attempts to secure a meal from the hovering Mayfly. I love the challenge o...
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Each spring and summer the resident trout in Tasmanias waterways take to the air in attempts to secure a meal from the hovering Mayfly. I love the challenge of capturing them in mid jump with the camera.
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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 800 Shutter 1/2000 Focal Length 100/1

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Jun, 2018

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