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A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Camping under the Milky Way at the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. The Milky Way was so bright that night that I was able to make out all the details wi...
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Camping under the Milky Way at the Great Sand Dunes in southern Colorado. The Milky Way was so bright that night that I was able to make out all the details with my naked eye!
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NIKON D750

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 6400 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 140/10

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Feb, 2017

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this is so beautiful! I visited Great Sand Dunes NP a few years ago and it might be the most incredible place in the country I have seen.

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