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January 3, 2015 - The Village
Photograph by Gabor Dvornik, National Geographic Your Shot “This little lake is a part of my life,” writes Your Shot member Gabor Dvornik, who lives half a mile from its location on a natural reserve in SzÅ'dliget, Hungary. “I shoot here nearly every month, sometimes every week.



It has a very special air in every season, but to have a nice, misty day is rare, as wind is always present due to the nearby Duna River.” Seeing the fog during a last glance outside the night before, Dvornik slept only three hours to make it to the lake for a “dream” shoot. “It was utterly ghostly and very moody out there,” he writes. “I felt like I was in a fantasy tale, in an enchanted land. I was so euphoric that I made around 500 captures and walked around the lake two to three times.” This photo was submitted to Your Shot. Check out the new and improved website, where you can share photos, take part in assignments, lend your voice to stories, and connect with fellow photographers from around the globe.

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