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DJH-Namibia-20171014-0P0A5364

DJH-Namibia-20171014-0P0A5364

Every afternoon, if you are near the coast, wind starts to blow, and it lifts the dust from the dunes and desert. As the sun sets, you get this other-worldly e...
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Every afternoon, if you are near the coast, wind starts to blow, and it lifts the dust from the dunes and desert. As the sun sets, you get this other-worldly effect of the animals emerging from, or disappearing, into the dust. Beautiful to see, hell for cameras.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 300/1

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upload_date

Feb, 2018

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88

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+8

Awards

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