mattpayne

Pinky and the Moss

Pinky and the Moss

About a month ago my 10-year old son and I were wandering through the forest near Crested Butte the morning after a misty rainstorm looking for interesting scen...
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About a month ago my 10-year old son and I were wandering through the forest near Crested Butte the morning after a misty rainstorm looking for interesting scenes to photograph. My son pointed out this cool pinkish-red leaf resting on a mossy rock and I got to work. Nature, you’re an awesome teacher!
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SONY ILCE-7RM2

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settings

Aperture f/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/20 Focal Length 2700/10

location

location

Crested Butte, Colorado, US

upload_date

upload_date

Nov, 2018

Views

37

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+9

Awards

Peer Award

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