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Near War

Subject: Mars at Perigee Date: August 2003 Location: Long Beach, CA Lens: 50mm F-stop: 1.7 Exposure time: ~10s Filters: 8-point diffractor Film: ISO/ASA: 800 About the Title: Mars is the god of war, and this is a photograph of Mars at perigee, that is, its closest approach to the Earth. Hence, "Near War".