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Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

Ok so the smoke is actually cloud and the mirror is just a calm morning harbour but the title alludes to a lot of the photography you see these days.
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Ok so the smoke is actually cloud and the mirror is just a calm morning harbour but the title alludes to a lot of the photography you see these days.
Lately I’ve seen whales leaping in front of the Milky Way, Saturn over a sun kissed beach and all kinds of weird and wonderful compositions that are physically impossible.
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NIKON D810

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 16/10 Focal Length 150/10

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May, 2018

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