DavidADawson

Prickly Pear Sunset

Prickly Pear Sunset

A patch of prickly pear cactus is backlit by the setting sun in the Arizona desert between Phoenix and Tucson.

A patch of prickly pear cactus is backlit by the setting sun in the Arizona desert between Phoenix and Tucson.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture 20/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/13 Focal Length 21/1

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Jun, 2016

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