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Desert Grass

Photo: Desert grass
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The green of a lone plant lends stark contrast to the empty expanse of sand in this desert scene. The photographer used the sweep of the dune to frame the plant and applied the rule of thirds in composing the landscape.
Photograph by Joyce A. Dale

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