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Mountain Valley Fog on Road to Milford

Photo of Morning Fog In Mountain Valley

Morning Fog In Mountain Valley

It was early morning that I set off for Milford Sound from Lake Te Anau. The morning fog was still lifting from the mountain valleys as seen in this photo taken on the road from Te Anau to Milford Sound in New Zealand.


Canon EOS 20D
f10/1000sec
ISO 200
18-55mm lens at 40mm
(c) John Corney 2007

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