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Lumières Karekare.  I spent the bulk of June planning, practicing and then trying to get this shot.  I've not done any serious astro photography in the past.  So while I knew all the mechanics, settings and rules (500 rule ect) it was still new territory.  Unsure if I'd be around next year I wanted something that stood apart from my previous efforts.  Finally everything came together.  A clear night.  A late rising moon, and an incoming tide matching the twilight hour.  The sun set, twilight began and the cliffs behind me became more and more ominous.  I took test shots intermittently to keep my settings aligned with the decreasing light and listened to the seals cavorting on the other side of the outcrop.  Time passed and the twilight hour was almost over without me getting the shot I wanted.  Waves crashed, water suddenly rushed toward me only stopping centimeters from the foremost tripod leg before receding.  Dull matte sand was replaced with a rippled mirror reflecting the silhouette of the rock outcrop .  20 seconds later the final snap-click of my camera's shutter sounded as the twilight ended. I have no idea if this photo will display correctly on all phones/devices.  You may see some color banding and artifacts that don't exist on the original due to IG's down sampling or limitations of your device. Dedicated to my mother on her birthday. #NewZealand #kiwipics #digitalarmy #jj #rsa_splendid_shorelines #splendid_reflections #rsa_reflections #longexpoelite #lazyshutters #tgif_longxpo #tgif_features #rsa_sky #splendid_horizon #splendid_reflections #splendid_beaches #splendid_shotz #bns_sky #natures_best_shots #pic_groups #Travel

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Tokyo Skytree - Walls closing in #Tokyo #japan #japanpics #Skytree #icu_Japan #jj_architecture #rsa_streetview #mycity_life #Travel #digitalarmy #tgif_features #world_travel

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Sharp Edges - Somewhere in Tokyo Sometimes its fun to just pick a random direction and start walking. #japan #japanpics #nippon #Tokyo #icu_Japan #wu_Japan #jj_architecture #jj_juststructure #digitalarmy #ig_captures #ig_nippon #ig_worldpics #ig_captures_city #Travel #world_shotz #skyline #skyporn #mycity_life #pic_groups

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Karekare - #Sunset Nor quite sure this qualifies as a long exposure as its only 0.4 of a second for wave motion but oh well vov #NewZealand #kiwipics #digitalarmy #tgif_longxpo #longexpoelite_sun #longexpoelite #lazyshutters #longexposure #ig_captures #natures_hub

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Kaminari-daki (thunder #waterfall) in #Nagano #Japan near Takayama Village. I can barely open my eyes at the moment but to recap that day: Epic Waterfall, saw wild Tanuki, Climbed Mountain, saw eagle, much sweat, didn't get eaten by black bear, ate ice cream with jam. It was a good day. #travel #longexpoelite #lazyshutters #digitalarmy #tgif_longxpo #natures_best_shots #rsa_nature #icu_Japan #wu_Japan #ig_worldpics

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Me: Did you decide on which proof you liked?

Client: I don’t know. What did you like? I like A but some people like B. 

Me: I like B.

Client: Okay let’s do both. That way, we can see what they both look like in finished form.

Me: Okay, but that will effect either the deadline or your invoice. Likely both.

Client: What? Why?

Me: Because I’d be doing twice as much work.

Client: And that entitles you to twice as much pay?

Me: Um… yes?

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On repeat all day o.O;; 'Mother & Father' is the new single from BROODS. Our "BROODS" EP is available now on iTunes: po.st/BROODSso http://broods.co/ facebook.com/broodsmusic twitter.com/broodsmusic instagram.com/broodsmusic

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Oh to be young and free...and a cat obviously

Life is full of difficult decisions. 

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"...and it all went fabulously wrong" My personal theme for the next few posts is failure. Or bad shots I couldn't bring myself to delete. 220 second long exposure with a light leak I wasn't aware of. Monday? Again? 😒 #NewZealand #longexpoelite #digitalarmy #splendid_horizon #rsa_splendid_shorelines #tgif_longxpo #drippin_awesome #natures_best_shots

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Mmmmphraggle I'm awake. 😪 Mahurangi at sunset. #NewZealand #kiwipics #jj_justnature #digitalarmy #splendid_horizon #rsa_splendid_shorelines #drippin_awesome #bns_sky #Travel

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Drake - 0 to 100 (Grandtheft Bootleg) Great track to end the week on Premiere Details: http://smarturl.it/0to100Grandtheft Drake - 0 to 100 (Grandtheft Bootleg) Follow Grandtheft https://twitter.com/grandtheft https://www.facebook.com/GrandtheftMusic https://soundcloud.com/grandtheft Follow Thissongissick https://twitter.com/thissongisnick https://www.facebook.com/thissongissick

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Tokyo Riverside snapshot part 2. Sleeeeeept in, so late for everything today 😫 #mycity_life #Tokyo #citylife #rsa_streetview #digitalarmy #Travel #travelling #travelmail #japan #icu_Japan #wu_Japan

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This just made my Monday not so bad. Epic remix is epic ODESZA's official remix of ZHU's hit song "Faded" will come out 29 June 2014 on Mind of a Genius/TH3RD BRAIN.

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The Assembly part 1 Muriwai Gannet Colony Monday... 😒 #NewZealand #kiwipics #Travel #digitalarmy #natures_best_shots #world_shotz #royalsnappingartists #rsa_nature_birds #rsa_nature #rsa_splendid_shorelines #rsa_water #splendid_shotz #natures_hub #ig_captures #ig_captures_nature #ig_worldpics

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Couldn't wake up till I started blasting "The Baddest" by NZ's P-Money and UK's Gappy Ranks. Dat beat. Download the EP now on iTunes: smarturl.it/TheBaddestEP Buy from Bandcamp: https://p-money.bandcamp.com/album/the-baddest-ep P-Money + Gappy Ranks - The Baddest EP . featuring UK reggae star Gappy Ranks. 
 All tracks produced by P-Money.

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New ZHU remix of Lana Del Rays "West Coast"!!! soooooo good!