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Photograph taken at an altitude of Fifty two metres at 08:11am on Tuesday 1st July 2020, of a Magpie (Pica pica)adopting a low stance as it hunts beneath a Lavender bush off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent.


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Nikon D850 Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/100s Aperture f/6.3 iso800 Image area FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L (8256 x 5504). NEF RAW L (14 bit uncompressed) Image size L (8256 x 5504 FX). Focus mode AF-C focus. AF-C Priority Selection: Release. Nikon Back button focusing enabled. AF-S Priority selection: Focus. 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points.AF-Area mode single point & 73 point switchable. Exposure mode: Shutter Priority mode. Matrix metering. Auto ISO sensitivity control on (Max iso 800/ Minimum shutter speed 125). White balance on: Auto1. Colour space: RGB. Active D-lighting: Normal. Vignette control: Normal. Nikon Distortion control: Enabled. Picture control: Auto (Sharpening A +1/Clarity A+1)


Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3DG OS HSM SPORTS. Lee SW150 MKI filter holder with MK2 light shield and custom made velcro fitting for the Sigma lens. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch.Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup.Manfrotto MT057C3-G Carbon fibre geared tripod. Neewer Gimbal tripod head with Arca Swiss quick release plate.055XPROB Tripod 3 Sections (Payload: 5.6kgs). Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Matin quick release neckstrap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.





LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.15s
LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.47s
ALTITUDE: 52.0m


RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.9MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 56.20MB





PROCESSING POWER:


Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.10 (9/05/2019) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (18/02/20) LF 1.00


HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit Version 1.4.1 (18/02/2020). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.13.5. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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©All photographs on this site are copyright: DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2020 & GETTY IMAGES ®


No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) ©


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This photograph was taken at an altitude of Seven hundred and two metres, at 12:12pm on Wednesday 11th May 2016 off Alaska Highway route 97, Ten Kilometres south of Nakusp, on the shoreline of McDonald Creek Provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.


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Nikon D800 Focal length: 42mm Shutter speed: 1/320s Aperture: f/14.0 iso320 RAW (14Bit) Hand held. Nikon back focus button enabled. AF-C Continuous point focus with 3-D tracking. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance. Nikon Fine Tune on (+9).


Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Nikon DK-17M 1.2x Magnifying Eyepiece. Nikon DK-19 soft rubber eyecup. Digi-Chip 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC card. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW Photo/ 15.4" Notebook Backpack camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.


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LATITUDE: N 58d 50m 0.95s
LONGITUDE: W 125d 1m 25.45s
ALTITUDE: 702.0m


RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 75.60MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 40.90MB


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PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D800 Firmware versions A 1.10 B 1.10 L 2.009 (Lens distortion control version 2)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX2 Version 2.10.3 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at 10:01am on Thursday January 24th 2013 in Bexleyheath, Kent, England.










Nikon D800 70mm 1/4s f/2.8 iso200 +1.7EV RAW (14-bit)


Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Hoya 77mm HMC UV(c) filter. Nikon SB910 speedlight. Nikon diffuser dome. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. My memory 32GB class 10 20MB/s SDHC.

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***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on September 11th 2015


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This photograph became my 1,018th frame to be selected for inclusion and sale in the Getty Images 'Moment' collection, and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.


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Photograph taken at an altitude of thirty four metres at 10:40am on Saturday 23rd May 2015, off the A896 close to Shieldaig, a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The village was founded in 1800 with a view to training up seamen for war against Napoleon.


This frame was shot where Loch Shieldaig and Upper Loch Torridon come together around the headland.



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Nikon D800 29mm 1/500s f/2.8 iso100 Hand held. RAW (14-bit) AF-S single point focus. Manual exposure. Centre weighted metering. Auto white balance. Auto Active D-lighting.


Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Digi-Chip Speed Pro 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC card. Nikon DK-17a magnifying eyepiece. Hoodman HGEC soft eyepiece cup. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.


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LATITUDE: N 57d 31m 34.27s
LONGITUDE: W 5d 38m 14.55s
ALTITUDE: 34.0m


RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 20.20MB


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PROCESSING POWER:

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.10.3 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit

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Photograph taken in the magic of the Golden Hour at 20:04pm on August 25th 2011 on board a BC ferry from Tsawwassen BC to Swartz Bay BC, bringing us home towards Sidney by the sea in beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada after a ten hour flight from London Heathrow airport.

This is Portlock Point on Prevost Island in the Gulf Islands at sunset. British Columbia, Canada. As we head through the Islands and Active pass, we know we are almost home.












Nikon D700 60mm 1/160s f/10.0 iso200 RAW (14 bit) Handheld

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Nikon GP-1 GPS.














LATITUDE: N 48d 49m 44.47s
LONGITUDE: W 123d 20m 47.02s
ALTITUDE: 31.0m




RAW (FINE) FILE: 34.60MB
PROCESSED FILE: 5.28MB

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