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Spruce Flats Falls

Spruce Flats Falls

In this atypical shot of Spruce Flats Falls (Great Smoky Mountains National Park), light beams breaking through the trees behind me light up only portions of th...
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In this atypical shot of Spruce Flats Falls (Great Smoky Mountains National Park), light beams breaking through the trees behind me light up only portions of the cascade, while also illuminating a small fog bow in the mist.
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Canon EOS 6D

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Aperture f/9 ISO 100 Shutter 2/1 Focal Length 16/1

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Jul, 2015

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