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My first attempt, pics taken with Nikon p900


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Looks good!
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Looks great! I try to capture shots like the top one. It's fun but I'm not sure I'm that good at it :)
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Nicely done Mack, with some very nice depth of field magic on the night scape shot. 😊
Thank you.
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Love the second shot, and the first just blew me away, for whatever reason. I guess it's the depth to it... Very nicely done!

BTW, quite like your avatar as well....:D

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I really like that firs picture. Nicely done.
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