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The Importance of Feathers

The Importance of Feathers

A hawk soars over the 5,000-foot alpine valley of Sierra Valley near Portola, California. The valley has extensive farming, and as a result there are plenty of...
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A hawk soars over the 5,000-foot alpine valley of Sierra Valley near Portola, California. The valley has extensive farming, and as a result there are plenty of mice. They are a main prey for the hundreds of raptors that inhabit the valley which help keep their numbers in check.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 1800/10

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Nov, 2018

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Love the transparency of the tail and lower wing edges...beautiful

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Beautiful!! Love the details, coloring and your artistic touch!
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Fabulous capture and processing Nina !!

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Awesome stop action love your crop and edit. Just wonderful.

Incredible details. An artistic masterpiece.

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Outstanding! The feathers are almost translucent!

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Beyond incredible . . . those wings look positively translucent!

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Whoa!...Stunning!

Awesome bird and work !!!

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Wow! Great detail:-)

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Fantastic!

Stunning shot, nina!!

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