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The Captain adjusts the flame during lift-off from the Serengeti in Tanzania.

The Captain adjusts the flame during lift-off from the Serengeti in Tanzania.
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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 240/10

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Sep, 2017

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