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Halema'uma'u crater at sunrise

Halema'uma'u crater at sunrise

Cool part is the cloud is being illuminated by both the sunrise and the lava! Long exposure near sunrise. Some stars still visible in the sky as well....
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Cool part is the cloud is being illuminated by both the sunrise and the lava! Long exposure near sunrise. Some stars still visible in the sky as well.
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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 10/1 Focal Length 320/10

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Oct, 2017

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Wow, so cool what island is this on? Great capture...

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