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Church at Vik

Church at Vik

This is a popular shot I uploaded awhile ago, and I recently cleaned it up a bit in processing. The flowers growing on the slope below the church are Iceland�...
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This is a popular shot I uploaded awhile ago, and I recently cleaned it up a bit in processing. The flowers growing on the slope below the church are Iceland's native lupines, which never grow in hues other than lavender-blue, because of the angle of the light they receive.
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Aperture f/16 ISO 4000 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 190/1

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