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Old 05-06-2010, 06:51 PM
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Octane (Humayun)
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Alta Martianscape

All,

A relatively tiring climb up The Remarkables leads one to Lake Alta; a 500m by 250m body of water nestled between the peaks of The Remarkables. Unfortunately, the scene was rather barren due to low-lying mist which covered the peaks surrounding the lake and therefore made it rather unphotogenic.

A short climb away, however, was a rather more inviting scene.

Here, I've captured the last glimpses of sunlight as our star settles in for the evening whilst loose moraine and beautiful tussock covers the exposed rockface.

Fingers numb, upper lip frozen, intense shivering, the surrounding red and grey -- it made me think of what sunset would be like on Mars.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
3.2 s f/16.0 at 17.0mm iso200

Higher resolution available here.

As always, comments, critique, bashings, etc., most welcome.

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