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Winter Moose

Winter Moose

As I was eating lunch and enjoying a view of the Tetons of Wyoming, this big Moose came over to lick the salt off my car! It was extremely exciting to have this...
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As I was eating lunch and enjoying a view of the Tetons of Wyoming, this big Moose came over to lick the salt off my car! It was extremely exciting to have this large moose approach me head on while took endless photographs and video of this incredible encounter.
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camera

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

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settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 600/1

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upload_date

Jul, 2018

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928

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+192

Awards

Top Shot Award 22

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Peer Award

+378

Top Choice

+12

Absolute Masterpiece

+4

Magnificent Capture

+2

Superb Composition

+2

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

All Star

Emotions

Impressed

+13

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Top 10 rank

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amazing shot! love your little story along with it. keep it up!

exceptional image. I love wildlife photos like this one.

Terrific close up!

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Colossal Wildlife

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#moose #winter #close encounter

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