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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Cold Dawn

The photo was taken just before sunrise in February 2020. It was taken on the Ladoga lakeshore where I came especially to take several winter sunrise shots. This very shot I took before the sun came out. I deliberately used a slow shutter speed in order to make a view of a strong winter storm on the huge lake.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Priozersk, Leningrad region, Russia
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Denis Churin