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The Milky Way, New Zealand

The Milky Way, New Zealand

I was fortunate enough to spend two nights in Tekapo, within the Dark Sky Reserve, both of which were crystal clear. The conditions allowed me to take the iconi...
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I was fortunate enough to spend two nights in Tekapo, within the Dark Sky Reserve, both of which were crystal clear. The conditions allowed me to take the iconic Milky Way shot with the Church of the Good Shepherd in the foreground.
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camera

NIKON D800

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settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 1600 Shutter 20/1 Focal Length 140/10

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May, 2018

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165

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Hella amazing.! シ

Thank you. It was an amazing spectacle :-)

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Outstanding capture~WOW!

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