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Absolute Silence

Absolute Silence

A calm morning in Death Valley. I absolutely loved spending some time at these mudcracks, being surrounded by deafening silence and nothing but the beauty of na...
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A calm morning in Death Valley. I absolutely loved spending some time at these mudcracks, being surrounded by deafening silence and nothing but the beauty of nature.
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SONY ILCE-7RM2

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Aperture f/13 ISO 100 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 160/10

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Death Valley Junction, California, US

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Apr, 2020

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I love the contrast between the dry cracked land and the mountains.

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You found a very restful curve in the mud flat that anchors the composition very well.

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