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The Takeoff

The Takeoff

Hawk takes off from farm land high in the Sierras. There seems to be an endless supply of rodents in this area.

Hawk takes off from farm land high in the Sierras. There seems to be an endless supply of rodents in this area.
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NIKON D850

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settings

Aperture f/5 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/6400 Focal Length 1800/10

location

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Sierraville, California, US

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upload_date

Nov, 2018

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342

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These magnificent birds are so fun to photograph, and challenging, too. This is awesome!

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Fantastic! Great timing Mark:-)

So wonderful to see this stop action of his take off. Awestricken.

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Great action shot

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Absolutely perfect timing and superior shooting skills, Mr. Mark!

awesome detail

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Inspirational image.

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Fabulous!

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Excellent!

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