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Way over the Saguaro

Way over the Saguaro

Amid the volcanic craters of the bioshere reserve known as El Pinacate in northern Mexico I found beautiful clear skies and the magnificent Saguaro cacti. A fe...
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Amid the volcanic craters of the bioshere reserve known as El Pinacate in northern Mexico I found beautiful clear skies and the magnificent Saguaro cacti. A few distant towns cast a warm glow to the horizon as the Milky Way arches over the sky.
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NIKON D600

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 6400 Shutter 30/1 Focal Length 140/10

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Jan, 2016

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