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Hopefully last Helicopter shot for a while and hopefully no more fires.

This was more of a test of the D200 and Sigma 80-400 @ 400mm with a 2x Converter. If you look above the word "Titan" you can see a face in the cockpit, more impressive seeing that this helicopter was over 1km away from the lens.


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