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A beautiful sunset with a sliver of a crescent moon, shot yesterday, October 29, 2011, at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
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Details: Canon Rebel XTi, Canon f2.8 24mm prime lens. 1/250 s. exposure, ISO 800.