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California Determination

Everyone has that one thing nothing can stop them from pursuing. Find your passion and pursue it. The waters were reaching around 40 degrees when I took this bu...
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Everyone has that one thing nothing can stop them from pursuing. Find your passion and pursue it. The waters were reaching around 40 degrees when I took this but it didn't stop this surfer from doing what he loved.
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Aperture f/10.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 550/10

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