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The perfect start of autumn

The perfect start of autumn

I absolutely live for Colorado's fall colors. I had not planned to shoot any this year since I live in Portland Oregon; however, I was able to tack on a ni...
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I absolutely live for Colorado's fall colors. I had not planned to shoot any this year since I live in Portland Oregon; however, I was able to tack on a nice day into the mountains of Colorado this past week and just had an absolute blast shooting in this aspen grove near the ghost town of St. Elmo near Mount Princeton.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/22 ISO 100 Shutter 1/5 Focal Length 140/10

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Sep, 2015

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Flares In Nature Photo Contest

People's Choice in Mountain Forests Photo Challenge

Superb Composition

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Peer Award

+37

Absolute Masterpiece

+17

Outstanding Creativity

+10

Top Choice

+7

Magnificent Capture

+4

All Star

+3

Superior Skill

Genius

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This is beautiful! Love the gold against the blue.

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It does not get much better than this...

Great work. Thanks for sharing.

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Pure bliss to gaze at! Incredible talent!

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This picture is awesome!! A++

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