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This photo was taken at the White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico this past June 2012. The sunset was spectacular and with my wide angle I was able to capture the moon creep its way

Lake Powell, Arizona. From the vantage point I almost felt I was doing a aerial shot. The Sun was behind thin clouds while the dusk was quickly descending. Suddenly the last rays broke through the clo

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10th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

This photo was taken at the White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico this past June 2012. The sunset was spectacular and with my wide angle I was able to capture the moon creep its way

This photo was taken at the White Sands National Monument in Alamogordo, New Mexico this past June 2012. The sunset was spectacular and with my wide angle I was able to capture the moon creep its way in as the sun was disappearing.

TAGS: New Mexico, United States

Samantha Zellmer

Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Member since 2014

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© Samantha Zellmer.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

06.2012

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2012, 9:34 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Focal Length:

17mm

Shutter Speed:

1/2

Aperture:

f4

ISO:

ISO500

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PHOTO LOCATION Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America