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Pele's bleeding finger

Pele's bleeding finger

Molten lava dripping into the ocean. Perceived as if coming from the goddess of fires finger.

Molten lava dripping into the ocean. Perceived as if coming from the goddess of fires finger.
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NIKON D800E

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settings

Aperture f/4 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/640 Focal Length 4000/10

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upload_date

Oct, 2017

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