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The Crack

The Crack

This is a crack in the rocks that the ocean has scoured out over time. Near Santa Cruz, California along Highway 1.

This is a crack in the rocks that the ocean has scoured out over time. Near Santa Cruz, California along Highway 1.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/16 ISO 250 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 480/10

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Jul, 2015

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Great composition and editing! An amazing place for photographs!

Love this shot. It is beautiful Mark. It's amazing how you got the texture of the rocks. Love the hues in the sky..

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Nice capture...great textures and colors

A stunning shot!

Awesome capture, love the rock textures and colours within the sky. All round beautiful and interesting image. Susan

wonderful composition .. great detail and colour

WOW!!! AWESOME!!! :)

That dark foreground contrast with the line of the rivulet is superb. Great shooting !!!

Love it!! :)

So much depth in these colours....well done Mark

Beautifully captured, Mark!!

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A winner! very rich and lots of depth/texture/all that stuff

very impressive shot!!

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Wow - another beautiful capture!

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