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Cumulus clouds, taken at Swifts Creek, in the Great Alps of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Photo Credit: Fir0002

First Lt. Charles Schuck fires an AIM-7 Sparrow medium range air-to-air missile from an F-15 Eagle here while supporting a Combat Archer air-to-air weapons system evaluation program mission. Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Ammons

Burning match. Photo Credit: Sebastian Ritter

Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM). The colours are called "pseudo colours", they are computer generated and are a standard technique used with SEM images. Photo Credit: United States Department of Agriculture

These pomegranate pictures illustrate the power of digital image editing to change the look of a picture completely. Photo Credit: User:Fir0002

Contre-jour is used to emphasize the outline of the man and the tunnel entrance in this photo. Photo Credit: Joaquim Alves Gaspar

A long exposure is used in this photograph to smooth the flow of water from the waterfall and to create a sense of peace and tranquility. Photo Credit: Diliff

A macro lens allows the photographer to take a picture of an object at 1:1 magnification or more. Photo Credit: John D.

A long lens allows the photographer to make in object that is far away fill the entire frame. Long lense compress perspective, and have a very small depth of field compared to short focal lengths and so must be focused with precision. Photo Credit: mdf

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