Keeping the text to a minimum as I need to get this in before the deadline in 6 minutes!!
This first photo is from an overlook along a stretch of road in Albuquerque:
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This is from the impact site of an ancient asteroid crater, also in Albuquerque:
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This one is an amazing vineyard on Waiheke island:
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All three of these were taken with my Nikon D700 and 16-35mm f/4 lens.