Gull colony on a vertical cliff and waterfall, Chugach Mountain range, seen from Prince William Sound, Alaska.  Multiple frames were stitched together to make this pano shot.  Nikon D4S loaded with the Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 lens.  The easiest way to make such a shot from a bouncing boat, with heavy camera/lens hand-held is to fire the shots in high speed continuous shooting mode (9 frames per second for my D4S) and go from the left of the scene to the right.  Yes, using a high shutter speed helps to get everything sharp.  I used 1/640 s. 

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