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Tavy Cleave - Dartmoor

Tavy Cleave - Dartmoor

Tavy Cleave is a granite gorge in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It's a location I have enjoyed visiting on numerous occasions and with it dista...
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Tavy Cleave is a granite gorge in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It's a location I have enjoyed visiting on numerous occasions and with it distant from any source of light pollution, it has perfect conditions for astrophotography.

I captured this picture on my most recent trip - it was my last capture of the night featuring Tavy Cleave waterfall and the Milky Way.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture 28/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 187/1 Focal Length 16/1

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Oct, 2016

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