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Snowy Twilight

Photo: Snowy twilight
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Backlight produces a spectacular graphic image in this shot of shadows and tree trunks. Hiding in the setting sun behind a tree, the photographer kept the sky from blowing out by being over-exposed. The shadows serve as leading lines.
Photograph by Sisse Brimberg

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