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Examples: Eastern Sierra
This page shows examples with the Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9 in the Eastern Sierra.
Includes images up to full camera resolution.
Earth Shadow rising, view to Owens Lake
Outstanding sharpness across the field makes for excellent panoramas. Two frames yields about 81 megapixels when shot in landscape orientation. That blue streak is the real deal, not an artifact of the panorama assembly.
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Hasselblad X1D II 50C + Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9 @ 65.8mm equiv (80mm)
ENV: Mt Whitney Foothills, altitude 6400 ft / 1951 m, 55°F / 12°C
RAW: Enhance Details, vignetting corrected, pull 0.55 stops, +76 Shadows, +50 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +20 Clarity
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