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Witnessing sunrise from 14,000 ft.

Witnessing sunrise from 14,000 ft.

I shot this photo of my climbing partner Sarah as we witnessed sunrise from Uncompahgre Peak - Colorado's 6th highest mountain....
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I shot this photo of my climbing partner Sarah as we witnessed sunrise from Uncompahgre Peak - Colorado's 6th highest mountain.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/22 ISO 400 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 190/10

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Sep, 2015

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Magnificent Capture

Absolute Masterpiece

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Really wonderful. I wonder though if it would have been better if the person had the sun between his legs? It's nice but the persons head seems too small?

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