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The Night's Watch

This is a shot of the lifeguard tower in the dunes at Muriwai Beach. We've had some real lemon weather recently but we turned that into lemonade when we fo...
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This is a shot of the lifeguard tower in the dunes at Muriwai Beach. We've had some real lemon weather recently but we turned that into lemonade when we found the carpark in front of the dunes flooded. The still water provided a perfect reflection of the tower and even a bit of the Milky Way.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 6400 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 20/1

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Aug, 2017

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