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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 an object that is far away fill the entire frame. Long focal length lenses appear to compress perspective (in fact this is a function of the relative position of the camera to the subject rather than a function of the lens), and have a very small depth of field compared to short focal lengths and so must be focused with precision. Photo Credit: mdf

War photography is usually the domain of military photographers, who have access to locations that photojournalists may not be able to reach. This photo depicts Filipino casualties on the first day of the Philippine-American War. Photo Credit: United States ARCWEB Archives

Orbital telescopes such as the Hubble Space Telescope enable high-resolution unobstructed views of the cosmos. The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51a) shown here is a classic spiral galaxy located in the Canes Venatici constellation. Photo Credit: NASA, ESA

Underwater photography typically requires equipment to house photographic gear in order to prevent damage to electrical components. Shown is a photograph of a green sea turtle, taken in Hawaii. Photo Credit: Mila Zinkova

Architectural photography is a photographic genre used to capture structures such as buildings and bridges. This photograph of the Colosseum in Rome was taken at dusk using a 50mm prime lens. Photo Credit: commons:User:Diliff

Insect ggdfuhbfknyudhtondfmuiO;EI is a specific form of nature photography which typically employs techniques of macro photography. The photograph depicts a female red-veined darter. Photo Credit: commons:User:Alvesgaspa

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