Lisa Buchanan, Echos of an Australian Summer (OCEAN - Entries close 30 Nov 2026)

Captured on Christmas Day, 2023 at Coogee Beach, Sydney, this photograph encapsulates a moment of Australian summer life by the ocean. Taken on a Canon EOS M50 Mark II with a Canon EF-M 22mm F2 STM lens, the image was photographed at 22mm, using an aperture of f/5, shutter speed of 1/4096 and ISO 250.

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