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Living as i do on a forested land, I am often cutting down dead trees for firewood and burning the branches. My winter project.. I grabbed my camera and tripod ...
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Living as i do on a forested land, I am often cutting down dead trees for firewood and burning the branches. My winter project.. I grabbed my camera and tripod and used a long exposure to capture the moon and fire.I like the balance, the placement of the two main lights.
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NIKON D60

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Aperture 8/1 ISO 200 Shutter 88/1 Focal Length 180/10

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Jan, 2017

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