GREAT WHITE FLIGHT

© Jack Gaskin

GREAT WHITE FLIGHT

Uploaded: November 13, 2012

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Taken at the Oceanside Nature Center which after
Sandy I'm sure looks quite a bit different.

Life on LONG ISLAND getting back to Normal as the Expressway traffic is at a stand still. Most of the Power is Back and homes are starting to be seriously evaluated as to their safety and if they can be saved & lived in again.

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 500, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 86.00 mm, Model: NIKON D90

Comments

Anita Hogue November 13, 2012

An awesome inflight capture Jack! #1498113

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic November 13, 2012

Wonderful inflight capture, Jack! #10416745

Agnes Fegan level-deluxe November 13, 2012

Beautiful capture Jack! LOL about the traffic! #10416800

JO ANN CLEVELAND November 13, 2012

Ohhhh so beautiful Jack! Perfect timing!

jo annc. #10416851

Douglas Pignet November 13, 2012

wonderful stop action capture #10416885

Monnie Ryan November 13, 2012

Beautiful action shot, Jack! As for the expressway, I loved Long Island, but I won't be sorry if I never get to drive on it again! #10416936

Ann H. Belus level-deluxe November 13, 2012

Magnificent bird, superbly captured, Jack! #10416958

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe November 13, 2012

Lovely in flight capture, Jack. #10416979

David Phalen November 13, 2012

A fantastic action capture!! The light, colors and clarity are extraordinary!! #10416997

Ann Coates level-classic November 13, 2012

Fantastic capture Jack. Your city is going through the exact same processes as ours shortly after the earthquakes. Sad times for many people. #10417020

Antonio Amen November 13, 2012

Very good, well done. #10417024

Patricia Seidler November 13, 2012

I knew where you took this before I even looked Jack. Great egret capture. I miss that place. I hope you didnt lose power for too long after the storm. We were out only 30 hours in Riverhead. #10417096

Mike Clime November 13, 2012

Excellent in flight capture, Jack! #10417300

Kim Lund level-classic November 13, 2012

This is such an awesome capture Jack! Bird is about as pretty as I've ever seen. #10417344

John Connolly November 13, 2012

A beautiful bird and capture Kack!
It is great to hear things are progressing back to 'normal' after Sandy! It has dropped right out of the news over here! #10417555

Claudia Kuhn level-classic November 13, 2012

Wonderful action capture Jack, Glad life is returning to normalcy again #10417576

Avril Young November 14, 2012

wonderful detail, what a beauty it is too, oh to fly like a bird ;) terrific action shot,, #10418016

Ujjwal Mukherjee November 14, 2012

Glad to know that....

An excellent in-flight capture here,Jack!! #10418029

Barbara Waldoch November 14, 2012

Wonderful image, Jack! #10418039

Jill Odice level-classic November 14, 2012

Spectacular capture Jack! You got loads of detail and it is nice and sharp! #10418583

Karen Celella November 14, 2012

Fabulous in flight capture, Jack. I wonder what the reserve looks like now. We can't even get there to see! #10418891

Jeffrey R. Bange November 14, 2012

Great in flight capture Jack, I bet your counting the days until your back there shooting again. #10419134

Rona L. Schwarz November 14, 2012

Terrific in-flight capture of him, Jack! They are so beautiful when flying but not that easy to capture the entire bird, but this is perfect! And he looks wonderful against the brown. Glad that things are getting back to sort of normal for you! #10419183

Linda S. Smith level-classic December 13, 2012

Beautiful stop action capture of this gorgeous bird Jack! #10463572

Summer A. Kozisek January 22, 2013

Beautiful capture Jack! #10527199

Emile Abbott level-deluxe March 14, 2013

Terrific in flight capture Jack. Outstanding #10609331

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