nina050

Shake Down

Shake Down

A double-crested cormorant with his catch of the day. The fish wasn't really a willing participant in this scenario but after about 1 minute of splashing ...
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A double-crested cormorant with his catch of the day. The fish wasn't really a willing participant in this scenario but after about 1 minute of splashing finally became breakfast.
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camera

NIKON D850

settings

settings

Aperture f/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 6000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Dec, 2019

Views

451

Likes

+139

Awards

Winner in Catch Of The Day Photo Challenge

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Peer Award

+63

Absolute Masterpiece

+14

Magnificent Capture

+9

Top Choice

+8

Superb Composition

+4

Virtuoso

Superior Skill

Genius

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Emotions

Impressed

+6

Happy

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PRO

Helluva fish, heckuva catch!!

PRO

Fantastic action shot, well captured!

PRO

Looks like you both got a good "catch"!!! Amazing stop action!!

WOW.What a excellent shot,greetings from Leslie,have a great day !!!

Platinum

Wow ! perfect timing excellent shot sure to be a winner:-)

Another masterful capture. WOW

Platinum

Love the water splash.. Nice timing..

Incredible action shot!! Outstanding details and light!

Excellent capture!

Amazing capture!

Amazing shot!

Wow! Great capture! Love it!

masterful photography! Congratulations!

Brilliantly captured! Well done

Ultimate

Nina....this is outstanding 👏👏 Congratulations on your award win!

PRO+

Congrats on your Challenge Win, Nina! Great work!

great capture

Congratulations

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