The fieldwork I did earlier this month left me behind at work, so I haven't been able to post much over the last week or so. I'll be able to get back to regular posts soon. In the meantime, here's a picture I took during a little break from my fieldwork.
For those who might be interested in such things, the picture is a 2 second exposure at F3.5 taken using an 18mm lens and a Pentax *istD dSLR camera.
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