RiccardoMantero

The Burning Sands

The Burning Sands

I was assisting to one of the most dramatic and unique sunsets of my life, sitting on a top of sand dune in the Sahara. Once the sun crossed the line of the hor...
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I was assisting to one of the most dramatic and unique sunsets of my life, sitting on a top of sand dune in the Sahara. Once the sun crossed the line of the horizon and disappeared behind the tallest dune, the sky took fire. Or better, the sands, began to burn.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 1450/10

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May, 2017

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