{"id":1474,"date":"2022-09-19T03:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T03:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2024-02-29T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:04:43","slug":"majestic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/19\/majestic\/","title":{"rendered":"Majestic"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"943\" data-attachment-id=\"1475\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/19\/majestic\/summer-sitka-cruise-in-canada\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?fit=774%2C950&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"774,950\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Summer Sitka cruise in Canada\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Summer Sitka cruise in Canada&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?fit=768%2C943&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?resize=768%2C943&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" style=\"width:876px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?w=774&amp;ssl=1 774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?resize=122%2C150&amp;ssl=1 122w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?resize=768%2C943&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DPG_0520.jpg?resize=78%2C96&amp;ssl=1 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Whether looking up, down or straight ahead diminishing perspective has been used in photography since nearly the first capture. 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