The night sky is my second home

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Published: February 9, 2013 at 4:35 am

Jeff Dai

Dashanbao Wetland,Yunnan province of China

EOS 5D Mark II
AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G IF-ED
16mm / ISO6400 / F2.8 / 30s

Traveling more than one thousand kilometers to enjoy the 2012 geminid meteor shower,
This shot was taken by my friend without any warning :)

2012-12-13T00:00:00

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