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Highland Light & Shadow

Highland Light & Shadow

Sunrise on the cliffs of the Bull Hill rock quarry in the Hudson Highlands.

I enjoyed this particular morning, even with the cold temps and mostly ...
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Sunrise on the cliffs of the Bull Hill rock quarry in the Hudson Highlands.

I enjoyed this particular morning, even with the cold temps and mostly cloudy skies. For me it's about the anticipation of the sun breaking out from behind the clouds, even just for a moment, to illuminate the landscape. Being in position and ready takes a certain level of focus and previsualization, something that I'm far from mastering, but continue to work on each time out.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/16 ISO 50 Shutter 1/20 Focal Length 17/1

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Apr, 2016

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