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Low morning mist in a valley below sunlit golden-grass hills, with a rural settlement partly obscured by haze, near Queenstown, South Island.
Central Otago, New Zealand · July 2025

Valley Mist at Dawn

Dawn over a Queenstown valley on a winter morning, the hills in full sun while a rural settlement lay under a flat pool of mist. A winding road emerged where the slope met the valley floor.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS300mmf/7.11/400sISO 8024 July 2025
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