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THE COVER This month’s cover star, a handsome tiger shark, was shot by Ken Kiefer in the crystal-clear waters near the aptly named Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. He used his Canon EOS 5D Mk III, 8-15mm f4 fisheye lens, 1/125 sec at f10, ISO 100.

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