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Seeing the Light

Seeing the Light

I took this photo at the legendary Steamer's Lane in Santa Cruz, CA. The surfer dropped onto the curl and caught a glimpse of the stunning sunset and his f...
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I took this photo at the legendary Steamer's Lane in Santa Cruz, CA. The surfer dropped onto the curl and caught a glimpse of the stunning sunset and his face lit up. My equipment is entirely manual so catching this how I did was a one in a million.
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camera

NIKON D5100

settings

settings

ISO 200 Shutter 1/400

location

location

Santa Cruz, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2018

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154

Likes

+15

Awards

Creative Winter Award

Curator's Selection

Fall Award 2020

Superb Composition

+3

Outstanding Creativity

+3

Peer Award

+1

Absolute Masterpiece

+1

Top Choice

Superior Skill

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