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Lighning over Cathedral Valley

Lighning over Cathedral Valley

This photo, taken from the Thousand Lake Plateau,UT, shows a thunderstorm lumbering over the desert.

This photo, taken from the Thousand Lake Plateau,UT, shows a thunderstorm lumbering over the desert.
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Aperture f/20 ISO 400 Shutter 1/5 Focal Length 51/1

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Aug, 2015

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