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Up Up and Away

Up Up and Away

Red-tailed hawk takes off from the banks of San Francisco bay in Alviso California

Red-tailed hawk takes off from the banks of San Francisco bay in Alviso California
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camera

NIKON D500

settings

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 280 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 1500/10

location

location

Alviso, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2019

Views

434

Likes

+118

Awards

People's Choice in #hawk Photo Challenge

Winner in Hawks Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+38

Magnificent Capture

+13

Absolute Masterpiece

+13

Top Choice

+7

Superb Composition

+2

All Star

Superior Skill

Virtuoso

Outstanding Creativity

Emotions

Impressed

Categories

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Fabulous in flight capture with excellent detail :-)

Such amazing detail and crispness of color. Lovely!

Platinum

Another perfect flight capture

Wholly smokes!!!!! Jaw~dropping capture!!!!!!!!!!!

PRO+

Amazing action shot!

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Masterpiece

PRO

Gorgeous!!!! : )

PRO+

Another great stop action shot!!!

Excellent capture. Love the detail

The PERFECT inflight hawk photo!!

Amazing detail and clarity.

PRO+

lovely shot!

Congratulations on winning my challenge. It's a beautiful, action photograph!

Congrats on your Hawk photo challenge win. Amazing capture

Brilliant capture

Congratulations Mark!

Ultimate

Brilliant shot, this bird is well focused on his prey!

PRO

Gorgeous in-flight capture!! Congrats on your well deserved PC Award!😊

PRO+

Congratulations, Mark, are your PC award! So well-deserved!

Great shot, congratulations!

Ultimate

Wow Mark - what a superb image!!! Congratulations on your challenge PC award!!! Kurt 😁😁😁

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