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Welcome to the **1396th** Edition of the Daily Qurator here on Hive! Our team is looking left and right for the awesome posts from all Hive users and are looking forward to feature and curate some great content. Every day we will feature 6 awesome posts picked by our curators.


#### <center>Qurator's team picks - 4th of February 2024.</center>


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<br><center>[M4/3 Third party lenses 7Artisans 18mm F6.3 Body Cap ](https://hive.blog/hive-194913/@diveratt/m43-third-party-lenses-7artisans-18mm-f63-body-cap)
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<br>*"It has been my go to camera for street photography for a while but it’s not exactly pocket friendly with a standard Olympus Zuiko kit lens, usualy the 17mm F1.8 in my case."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @ewkaw* </center><br>


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<br><center>[Trip number 194 Huestranda](https://hive.blog/hive-194913/@fotonorway8/trip-number-194-huestranda)
by @fotonorway8</center>

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<br>*"I decided to take a walk to enjoy this unusual occurrence. I couldn't go too far to make it in time, so I chose the Huestrand area. The region is called Kaupang and is a very popular spot for those who enjoy boating; there's also a sailing club. Meanwhile, I'm focusing on photography."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @ackhoo* </center><br>

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<br><center>[A sarong as a headscarf - monomad - eng/esp](https://hive.blog/hive-142159/@abelfotografia/a-sarong-as-a-headscarf)
by @abelfotografia</center>

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<br>*"It occurred to us to take some photos with a scarf covering her -then- very long hair, but she realized that she didn't have anything like that in her wardrobe. She returned from her room with a sarong wrapped around her neck that seemed perfect to me. The contrast later in post to convert it to black and white was quite simple, since the garment she was wearing was green, the cloth on her head was red as were her lips."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @brumest* </center><br>

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<br><center>[Fungi Friday](https://hive.blog/hive-151327/@torem-di-torem/ke3by-fungi-friday)
by @torem-di-torem</center>

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<br>*"My today's mushroom prey is not uncommon as for mushroom spices (they are the most common), but by how much effort I spent to find them. I must say that just a week ago our forest had a thick layer of snow."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @brumest* </center><br>

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<br><center>["EXPOSED GAZE" - Street photography from Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela](https://hive.blog/hive-194913/@jlinaresp/exposed-gaze-street-photography-from-montalban-carabobo-venezuela-s88q54)
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<br>*"I really like to frame my street photos in this format which I call "Exposed Gaze"... I use this to share my photos under a freer concept standard. So I usually select street photos but with very diverse elements."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @ackhoo* </center><br>

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<br><center>[Adventures In Higher Education!](https://hive.blog/hive-178265/@generikat/adventures-in-higher-education)
by @generikat</center>

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<br>*"Anyway, I was excited about the requirement, as I want to get back to doing what I love, which is serving my community where I am needed. And if it involves anything to do with food, even better."*

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<center>*Post curated by: @ewkaw* </center><br>

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