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Water View
Photograph by Tyrone Turner
Built on sand pumped from the Mississippi River, a subdivision in Meraux, Louisiana, juts into what was once a thriving cypress swamp, now devastated by salt water from a nearby navigation canal. Almost half the state's population of 4.5 million lives in the coastal zone, where the issue of wetland loss is virtually in everyone's backyard.
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Camera: Nikon F100 Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100 Lens: 80-200 mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/500 @ f/8 |
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Weather Conditions: Sunny Time of Day: Late afternoon Lighting Techniques: Natural light |
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