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The Gift of Dawn

The Gift of Dawn

Dawn breaks over Lake Belton, with all of the beauty and promise of a new day -- a new beginning -- a wonderful gift that we, all too often, overlook....
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Dawn breaks over Lake Belton, with all of the beauty and promise of a new day -- a new beginning -- a wonderful gift that we, all too often, overlook.
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Canon EOS REBEL T4i

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settings

Aperture f/22 ISO 100 Shutter 1/13 Focal Length 18/1

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location

Temple, Texas, US

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upload_date

Nov, 2020

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35

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Awards

Peer Award

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