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Rock of ages

Rock of ages

I had gone for a walk on The Roaches, north Staffordshire, UK, with my good friend Mick, as we climbed the sun was out, but then some low cloud came along and w...
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I had gone for a walk on The Roaches, north Staffordshire, UK, with my good friend Mick, as we climbed the sun was out, but then some low cloud came along and we were soon shrouded by mist, here it was just rolling away. Sadly Mick died not long after much too young at 56.
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PENTAX K-5

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Aperture f/18 ISO 500 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 2313/100

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Apr, 2018

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