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For this final post, I wanted to look back and focus on some of the adventures we were put on. This is a nature class, but even though we are passive observers, our presence still influences and changes the environment. The first picture has no people in it, yet the influence is unmistakable in the unique pattern on the stump. The second is an old floatation device, muddied from circulations in the sea and grim.
Finally, we get to use, explore, and focus on nature. The third picture is still very focused on the background but you can see the human element, from the trail to the little camera-toting wanderers. Finally, the full focus is on us at the bridge, a marvel of human engineering in the middle of nature, and us on top of it looking out at our surroundings. This last one was my favorite, the way the light touches is just quite breathtaking as members of our class look up to photograph an eagle. 



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