Photography by Mike Mander | Southwest 2010 / Days 8 & 9

Southwest 2010 / Days 8 & 9

May 12th & 13th

The first part of this gallery has shots taken at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (1-25) and on the walk back to the car, I decided to use my IR-converted EOS-20D and not shoot any colour (28-41). That evening, we camped nearby and saw lots of birds and many vultures as well (42-47).

The next day, we drove to White Sands National Monument and spent a few hours hiking around in the evening, the remainder of the images in the gallery. White Sands are a huge dune field comprised of very white gypsum grains, often times looking like snow in the bright midday sun with shadows reflecting the blue of the sky. The tones shift when the sun gets lower and the light warms in colour. It is exceedingly rare for large dunes of gypsum sand to form since gypsum is water soluble! That area of New Mexico is quite dry and since White Sands are east of a small mountain range as well, there may be a rain-shadow effect, further reducing the local rainfall. In addition, there is no place for what little rainwater there is to drain from the Tularosa Basin, where White Sands is located, so evaporation recrystalizes the gypsum and wind erosion eventually replenishes the sands.

Please note that GPS coordinates only locate the approximate areas where the photos were taken and may not be accurate. My detailed GPS tracklogs were lost due to a software glitch.

33°13'34" N 108°15'60" W

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33°13'35" N 108°16'7" W

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33°13'35" N 108°16'8" W

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33°13'36" N 108°16'7" W

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33°13'37" N 108°16'6" W

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33°13'37" N 108°16'6" W

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33°13'37" N 108°16'5" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/125 sec at f / 8.0

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33°13'37" N 108°16'5" W

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33°13'37" N 108°16'5" W

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33°13'37" N 108°16'5" W

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33°13'38" N 108°16'4" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 800 - 1/160 sec at f / 8.0

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33°13'38" N 108°16'4" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 800 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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33°13'39" N 108°16'3" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 800 - 1/40 sec at f / 11

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33°13'39" N 108°16'3" W

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33°13'40" N 108°16'2" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/30 sec at f / 11

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33°13'40" N 108°16'2" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/60 sec at f / 11

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33°13'40" N 108°16'2" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/60 sec at f / 11

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33°13'40" N 108°16'1" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/200 sec at f / 8.0

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33°13'41" N 108°16'1" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/25 sec at f / 8.0

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33°13'41" N 108°16'1" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/80 sec at f / 8.0

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33°13'41" N 108°16'0" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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33°13'41" N 108°16'0" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 500 - 1/8 sec at f / 11

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33°13'41" N 108°15'60" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 500 - 1/50 sec at f / 11

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33°13'41" N 108°15'60" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/100 sec at f / 11

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33°13'42" N 108°15'60" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 400 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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33°13'43" N 108°15'57" W

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33°13'43" N 108°15'57" W

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33°13'45" N 108°15'52" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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33°13'46" N 108°15'50" W

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33°13'47" N 108°15'48" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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33°13'48" N 108°15'43" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/100 sec at f / 11

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33°13'49" N 108°15'39" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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33°13'49" N 108°15'38" W

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33°13'49" N 108°15'38" W

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33°13'48" N 108°15'37" W

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33°13'48" N 108°15'35" W

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33°13'48" N 108°15'32" W

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33°13'47" N 108°15'30" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/250 sec at f / 11

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33°13'46" N 108°15'23" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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33°13'35" N 108°15'7" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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33°13'34" N 108°15'6" W

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Canon EOS 20D - 15.0-85.0 mm - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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33°11'7" N 108°12'13" W

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Canon EOS 7D - TS-E17mm f/4L - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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33°11'7" N 108°12'14" W

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33°11'7" N 108°12'14" W

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Canon EOS 7D - TS-E17mm f/4L - ISO 100 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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33°11'7" N 108°12'14" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x - ISO 200 - 1/500 sec at f / 9.0

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33°11'7" N 108°12'13" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x - ISO 400 - 1/1000 sec at f / 9.0

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33°11'7" N 108°12'13" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF400mm f/5.6L USM +1.4x - ISO 400 - 1/1000 sec at f / 9.0

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32°47'27" N 106°11'45" W

1/80 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM - ISO 100 - 1/80 sec at f / 11

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32°47'27" N 106°11'45" W

1/80 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM - ISO 100 - 1/80 sec at f / 11

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32°49'2" N 106°16'28" W

1/320 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 11

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32°49'1" N 106°16'28" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 11

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32°48'59" N 106°16'30" W

1/1250 sec at f / 7.1

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/1250 sec at f / 7.1

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32°48'57" N 106°16'32" W

1/250 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 11

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32°48'55" N 106°16'35" W

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 11

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32°48'51" N 106°16'38" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/500 sec at f / 11

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32°48'49" N 106°16'40" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 11

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32°48'48" N 106°16'41" W

1/200 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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32°48'46" N 106°16'46" W

1/160 sec at f / 11

7D_SW10-01147

Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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32°48'46" N 106°16'46" W

1/400 sec at f / 11

7D_SW10-01157

Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/400 sec at f / 11

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32°48'47" N 106°16'47" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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32°48'47" N 106°16'48" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 11

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32°48'45" N 106°16'51" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 11

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32°48'44" N 106°16'52" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/100 sec at f / 11

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32°48'44" N 106°16'52" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/100 sec at f / 11

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32°48'41" N 106°16'53" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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32°48'41" N 106°16'53" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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32°48'41" N 106°16'54" W

1/320 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 11

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32°48'41" N 106°16'54" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM - ISO 100 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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32°48'43" N 106°16'55" W

1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'44" N 106°16'55" W

1/400 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/400 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'44" N 106°16'55" W

1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'44" N 106°16'55" W

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/400 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'45" N 106°16'58" W

1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/320 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'47" N 106°16'60" W

1/250 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'49" N 106°17'2" W

1/400 sec at f / 8.0

7D_SW10-01232

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/400 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'53" N 106°17'4" W

1/640 sec at f / 8.0

7D_SW10-01239

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/640 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'58" N 106°17'8" W

1/1250 sec at f / 4.0

7D_SW10-01252

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/1250 sec at f / 4.0

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32°48'59" N 106°17'12" W

1/250 sec at f / 8.0

7D_SW10-01263

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 8.0

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32°48'59" N 106°17'13" W

1/200 sec at f / 8.0

7D_SW10-01265

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 8.0

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32°49'0" N 106°17'15" W

1/400 sec at f / 8.0

7D_SW10-01270

Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/400 sec at f / 8.0

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32°49'0" N 106°17'16" W

1/200 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 8.0

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32°49'4" N 106°17'24" W

1/250 sec at f / 8.0

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Canon EOS 7D - EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 8.0

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32°49'6" N 106°17'28" W

1/250 sec at f / 11

7D_SW10-01282

Canon EOS 7D - TS-E17mm f/4L - ISO 100 - 1/250 sec at f / 11

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32°49'6" N 106°17'29" W

1/200 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - TS-E17mm f/4L - ISO 100 - 1/200 sec at f / 11

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32°49'9" N 106°17'22" W

1/160 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 100 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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32°49'9" N 106°17'14" W

1/125 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec at f / 11

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32°49'9" N 106°17'13" W

1/160 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/160 sec at f / 11

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32°49'9" N 106°17'5" W

1/400 sec at f / 9.0

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/400 sec at f / 9.0

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32°49'9" N 106°16'55" W

1/125 sec at f / 10

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/125 sec at f / 10

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32°49'8" N 106°16'35" W

1/25 sec at f / 11

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Canon EOS 7D - 11-16mm - ISO 200 - 1/25 sec at f / 11

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