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Swamps of Jersey: The Meadowlands

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Floodbuster
Photograph by Melissa Farlow

Surf’s up: A truck charges over a flooded road in Lyndhurst. Water often inundates roads in parts of the Meadowlands during storms at high tide—one of the perils of building on low-lying, tidal wetlands.

Camera: Nikon F4
Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia 50
Lens: 300mm f/2.8
Speed and F-Stop: Unrecorded

Weather Conditions: Cloudy day
Time of Day: Early afternoon
Lighting Techniques: Natural light

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