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Mauritius - The Thumb

Mauritius - The Thumb

Emerging from the relative darkness of the sugar factory located a few miles from my friend's house, you get this amazing sight: a mountain nicknamed the T...
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Emerging from the relative darkness of the sugar factory located a few miles from my friend's house, you get this amazing sight: a mountain nicknamed the Thumb. That is indeed just a boulder resting on top of the rock. I was surprised this came out so well as we'd just tasted some local rum! The colours and scale are something I never expected to achieve, and it coincided with some really nice contrasting lighting.
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NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 3000/10

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Sep, 2017

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