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This is a shot of downtown Louisville, KY. I set up in a picnic area across the river in southern Indiana. On a side…
Camera: Nikon D40 (standard zoom lens)
ISO: 200
Exposure time: 1/250
F number: 8
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Ray Of Light Contest,
Equipment – Canon Powershot A470
Settings –
F-stop, f-9
Exposure time - 1/640 sec.
ISO speed…
Two very different lifestyles are juxtaposed in today's Concept Art Writing Prompt: a glittering city filled with…
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, Lens: 18-55mm, ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60th @ f/4.
Taken with my 1.3MP Cell Phone Camera , Samsung SGH-D500. i don't have a big sized version because the camera is…
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