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Southern Aurora

Southern Aurora

Tasmania's night sky comes alive with the Aurora Australis. Nature's light competes for domination of the horizon with the light of a fishing trawler.
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Tasmania's night sky comes alive with the Aurora Australis. Nature's light competes for domination of the horizon with the light of a fishing trawler.

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Canon EOS 6D

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ISO 2000 Shutter 13/1

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Apr, 2015

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