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Somers Bay Milky Way

Somers Bay Milky Way

Aurora hunting is pretty big where I live, the challenge being to find a spot that has heretofore evaded the maddening hoards. I found this spot while 'h...
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Aurora hunting is pretty big where I live, the challenge being to find a spot that has heretofore evaded the maddening hoards. I found this spot while 'hunting' and, aurora or not, I think it is beautiful. There was (and to date still is) nobody to interfere with my time spent in nature.
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NIKON D610

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 2000 Shutter 20/1 Focal Length 140/10

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Oct, 2017

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