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Taking a load off

Taking a load off

A view down the ridge to Milford Sound from about 1,250m, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand

A view down the ridge to Milford Sound from about 1,250m, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand
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COOLPIX P7800

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 6/1

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Jan, 2018

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Wow, that takes courage......No,excuse me; that takes really big courage to get a shot like that. Great shot man.

More sweat than courage, but thanks :-)

great!

Thank you

cool photograph with nice details and good contrasts, keep shooting!

Thanks Marc. Your gallery is very nice - I see you travel quite a bit - time to get down to New Zealand.

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Makes me feel queasy just looking at you photo

I guess thats a good thing in this particular case. Thanks :-)

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Love the shot but my stomach did a flip flop looking at it. Heights...

Climbing up gets good view though. Thank you.

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Thank you for joining my old shoe/boot challenge and good luck! Kathy

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That is SOOO Beautiful and Relaxing

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OK, I'm already backing away from the precipice. WOW!~

Is this somewhere in New Zealand ?

Yes, from 1250m on Mitre Peak, Milford sound.

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