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Splash Effect, British ColumbiaThis unedited image was taken with a tripod mounted in the Pacific Ocean during a winter sunset in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. Taken at the moment a rock was thrown into the water. (This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.) See what readers had to say about this Photo of the Day »

Photograph by Rob Leslie, Your Shot

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