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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Splash

On an unseasonably warm day in February 2023, a friend and fellow artist and I went to Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, Kure Beach, North Carolina to get some beach reference photos for paintings. While we hoped to find wildlife and wave references, I never imagined the scene I was about to capture.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Kure Beach, North Carolina, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7
Copyright: © Heather Harman