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Over my hands, a steaming mug faces a flooded quarry campsite. A grey tent sits above green water, with waders drying on the rocks.

Over my hands, a steaming mug faces a flooded quarry campsite.

A grey tent sits above green water, with waders drying on the rocks.

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First-person view over the photographer’s own hands holding a steaming enamel mug, with an old flooded quarry filling the frame beyond it. Sheer, rough stone walls drop to clear green water, and a small dark grey backpacking shelter sits on a narrow ledge above the shore, softly out of focus. High summer shows in dry golden grass, dusty ground and harsh midday sun. A pair of fly-fishing waders hangs from a rock to dry. The mug and camp gear look used, with scuffs and a little dirt; the handheld shot has slight motion blur and natural, uneven light.

Looks like a real photo, realistic detail, nothing overlaid on it. No readable writing anywhere: plain unlabelled gear, no slogans, no number plates.

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