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Reach the Sky

Reach the Sky

I was hiking with my Dog in the Mountains around Santa Fe, New Mexico. I sat and leaned up against this tree to write in my journal. As I was thinking I looked ...
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I was hiking with my Dog in the Mountains around Santa Fe, New Mexico. I sat and leaned up against this tree to write in my journal. As I was thinking I looked up and could see the sun spotting the trees through the moving clouds. I laid down and with a wide angle lens on waited for the sun to strike the tree. I loved how this image turned out.
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