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I know that symmetry photography can be divisive, but it's one of the first things that my eye looks for as a compositional tool. And this obviously goes against the first photographic rule that most ...

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Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Chemical gardens are hollow precipitates with a plant-like appearance formed when a ...