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First Light on the Lake

First Light on the Lake

Early morning at Sand Pond at the base of the Sierra Buttes, near scenic highway 49 in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California....
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Early morning at Sand Pond at the base of the Sierra Buttes, near scenic highway 49 in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 250 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 280/10

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Jul, 2018

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470

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Awards

Winner in Tree Reflections on Water Photo Challenge

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

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Outstanding Creativity

Virtuoso

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Absolutely stunning scenery

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Beautiful.

do you mind if i asked what lens you used on this one?

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Outstanding light and reflections!

Stunning, stunning, stunning 😊

Truly spectacular Mark. WOW

So so beautiful...perfect spot for early morning photography!

Stunning !!

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Congratulations on winning my water reflection challenge.

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Amazing!! Congrats!

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Magnificent! Congratulations.

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Congratulations on your win Mark. Stunning image!

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