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      <image:caption>Happy New Year!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each mode handles exposure (light) and color differently, so experimenting helps you find the look you want</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photography takes practice to master. Perfection isn’t the goal. Focus on developing your skills without chasing an ideal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My first cat, Taiga. An absolute doll and subject of many photo experiments.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Practice makes perfect and it’s through trial and error that I’ve learned how to take the photos I want to share.</image:caption>
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