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Light and shadow reveal topography B

Light and shadow reveal topography B

Late winter afternoon on the mesas of northern New Mexico. In the background, a snowstorm blankets the Sangre de Christo range. Most of the visible vegetation i...
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Late winter afternoon on the mesas of northern New Mexico. In the background, a snowstorm blankets the Sangre de Christo range. Most of the visible vegetation is Pinyon-Juniper woodland; but in the foreground, in a spot of deeper soils, is a stand of Ponderosa pine.
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PENTAX K-50

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Aperture f/5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 5000/100

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Mar, 2018

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