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Aspens in golden light

Aspens in golden light

Within California's chilled Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains a large group of aspens radiate with golden warmth when hit by the afternoon sun. A sensation of pea...
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Within California's chilled Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains a large group of aspens radiate with golden warmth when hit by the afternoon sun. A sensation of peace washes over you in this grove; the air, somehow warmer here, carries only the sound of wind whistling through leaves.
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Canon EOS 5D

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Aperture f/16.0 ISO 640 Shutter 1/25

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Jun, 2013

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