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Mountain Sneak Peek

Mountain Sneak Peek

During our hike up the Laber in the Ammergau Alps, we made a break and discussed if we would continue the ascent, since there was no good view and the trail was...
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During our hike up the Laber in the Ammergau Alps, we made a break and discussed if we would continue the ascent, since there was no good view and the trail was partly blocked by a small avalanche. Finally we decided to give it a shot. After some meters up, suddenly the fog disappeared and this mountain range was looming up through the clouds.
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SONY ILCA-77M2

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Aperture f/8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 1600/10

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Mar, 2017

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