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Red Mountain Reflection

Red Mountain Reflection

I met my friends Kane and Shane at a remote campsite near Silverton, Colorado to enjoy a nice weekend and to photograph wildflowers. We were greeted with absolu...
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I met my friends Kane and Shane at a remote campsite near Silverton, Colorado to enjoy a nice weekend and to photograph wildflowers. We were greeted with absolutely awful weather but the next morning we awoke to this beautiful scene. Red Mountain and Hayden Mountain reflected in a small tarn with reeds growing in the water. I loved the reflection of Hayden mountain in the distance and the pine trees with Red Mountain - a nice combination indeed!
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SONY ILCE-7RM2

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Aperture f/16 ISO 100 Shutter 1/25 Focal Length 500/10

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Colorado, US

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Sep, 2019

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166

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