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August 2026 Photo Gallery",[39,40],"hr",{},[10,42,43],{},[44,45,46],"strong",{},"Gear:",[48,49,50,54],"ul",{},[51,52,53],"li",{},"Camera: Canon EOS R8, Canon EOS M50 Mark II, Canon EOS M200, Samsung Galaxy M53, Samsung S22 Ultra",[51,55,56],{},"RAW processing: DarkTable",{"title":58,"searchDepth":59,"depth":59,"links":60},"",2,[],"2026-09-28","August 2026 in photographs: short trips, ordinary days, shadows, odd objects, nature, and animals.",false,"md","august-2026.jpg","en",{},true,"\u002Fphoto\u002Faugust-photos-2026","---\ntitle: \"August: I Shot What I Saw (2026)\"\ndescription: \"August 2026 in photographs: short trips, ordinary days, shadows, odd objects, nature, and animals.\"\nimage: august-2026.jpg\ncreatedAt: 2026-09-28\nupdatedAt: 2026-09-28\nlanguage: en\ndraft: false\n---\n\nI only just got around to sorting through my August photos. I brought a camera along on a few short trips that month. I shot without a plan, photographing whatever made me stop along the way. 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