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A Decade of 15-Minute Fame

A Decade of 15-Minute Fame
Photograph by David Alan Harvey

Two and a half miles square (six and a half kilometers square), Steelville, Missouri, has been for the past decade the town closest to the population center of the United States. The 2000 census moves that center 58 miles (93 kilometers) west to Edgar Springs.



Camera: Leica M6
Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100
Lens: 28mm
Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/2.8
Weather Conditions: Foggy
Time of Day: Early morning
Lighting Techniques: Available light


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