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Surrounded by Greatness

Surrounded by Greatness

the utterly awesome Hooker Valley track, with Aoraki/Mt Cook - the highest in mountain NZ - at the head, arresting.

3x HDR sets of 5 images stitche...
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the utterly awesome Hooker Valley track, with Aoraki/Mt Cook - the highest in mountain NZ - at the head, arresting.

3x HDR sets of 5 images stitched

available as a B&W version also - I'm keen to see which is preferred here
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