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Black Skimmer

A Nikon D300 — 1/1600s ƒ/5.6 ISO 220 at 420 mm

N 72 B 7.4K C 172 E Jan 13, 2009 F Mar 25, 2009

G United States > California > Santa Barbara >

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Everyone who has ever tried to photograph Black Skimmers in action will know that it is highly frustrating and rewarding at the same time - I won't mention the ratio of blurry OOF vs in-focus images. Full frame - no crop and minimal processing.
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irresistible

A Nikon D300 — 1/640s ƒ/5.6 ISO 1100 at 400 mm

N 84 B 5.0K C 126 E Jul 22, 2009 F Sep 28, 2009

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San Diego Zoo info on Gorilla

Used here: www.newscientist.com/article/mg21829122-300-how-flower-po...

September 2020: image no longer on Getty

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a running start...

A Nikon D200 — 1/1000s ƒ/4.5 ISO 320 at 300 mm

N 61 B 3.6K C 129 E Feb 26, 2008 F Feb 26, 2008

G United States > California > Santa Barbara > Santa Barbara Municipal Airport >

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European Kestrel

A Nikon D70 — 1/1250s ƒ/8 ISO 200 at 400 mm

N 557 B 34.1K C 932 E May 18, 2007 F Apr 9, 2008

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Composite with clouds- the original without clouds
Adler-und Wolfspark, Kasselburg, Germany.

-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as most favorited.

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Snowy Plover chick - a second's rest

A Nikon D200 — 1/1000s ƒ/6.7 ISO 800 at 500 mm

N 55 B 5.7K C 46 E Jul 27, 2008 F Jul 30, 2008

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