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Picture of the Day - 16 January 2010

By tqa on January 16, 2010.

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Erie Canal Lock E-2

Waterford, NY

19 July 2009

1/160 sec @ f/7.; Canon Canon EOS Xsi; Zoom Lens at 30mm focal length

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