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Floating Flakes

Floating Flakes

As I attempt to capture the refracted sun through the clouds of the moody Antarctic sky, these flakes of ice drift past, reminding me of cells under a microscop...
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As I attempt to capture the refracted sun through the clouds of the moody Antarctic sky, these flakes of ice drift past, reminding me of cells under a microscope.
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NIKON D3100

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

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Sep, 2013

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