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I wasn't sure how much detail I could recover when I took this shot, but when I saw the sun sitting on the horizon like this, framed by the mountains in the dis...
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I wasn't sure how much detail I could recover when I took this shot, but when I saw the sun sitting on the horizon like this, framed by the mountains in the distance, I couldn't resist. I only saw the bird once I got home and started editing. That was a pleasant surprise!
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Aperture f/22 ISO 200 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 5000/100

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Jul, 2015

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