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“But in front a thin veil of water was hung, so near that Frodo could have put an outstretched arm into it. The level shafts of the setting sun behind beat upon it, and the red light was broken into many flickering beams of ever-changing colour. It was as if they stood at the window of some elven-tower, curtained with threaded jewels of silver and gold, and ruby, sapphire and amethyst, all kindled with an unconsuming fire.”
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“While I was going for a walk in Minnekhada Regional Park in Coquitlam, British Columbia, I spotted something swimming toward the part of the shore where I was standing,
writes Your Shot photographer Goran Rokolj. “To my surprise it wasn’t a duck; it was a young bear! It safely reached a spot some hundred meters away from me and disappeared in a forest.”
Your Shot Producer David Y. Lee commented, “I love how you composed this frame, with no visual clues of the shore, which leads my imagination into wondering how far of a distance this bear is swimming. It looks exhausted, barely holding its head above water. I am happy this bear made it safely to the shore — thanks for including this detail in your caption..” Photograph by Goran Rokolj
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