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Dreams of Bagan Don’s response
By Robert Morgan Shooting from a hot air balloon offers some
dramatic perspectives, but it also means the
Canon 60D; 24-105mm lens @ 105 mm; f/13; 1/125s; ISO 100
photographer is completely dependent upon the
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Bagan, Myanmar. The 'fog' is actually smoke from local was ready when this very beautiful vista appeared.
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dreamy layered effect. It was a magic morning. and in this case, because the picture seems
to have been captured on the initial ascent,
the perspective is low enough to achieve the
layered effect. Taken a little higher up, and the
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