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Darkness Beyond

By Leon Chistiakoff

Sony RX10; 24-200mm Carl Zeiss lens; ISO 200; f/7.1; 1/100s @ 44.52mm

Taken while on a European river cruise during Autumn. The light and colours were amazing. You could not but help clicking the shutter button numerous times.

To me this photo has a sense of mystery about it – what lies beyond those trees?

Don’s response

Leon Chistiakoff's Darkness Beyond has the sort of quiet intensity that is

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