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Solitude

Every now and then I feel the need to revisit my favourite little rural church. Sitting there alone with her back to the west she makes the perfect foreground i...
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Every now and then I feel the need to revisit my favourite little rural church. Sitting there alone with her back to the west she makes the perfect foreground interest for astro as well as a gorgeous subtle sunset like this one.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/14 ISO 80 Shutter 258/1 Focal Length 220/10

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Awhitu Central, Auckland, NZ

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May, 2019

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