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The Phoenix
The Student Art & Literary Site of Community College of Allegheny County

The Phoenix
The Student Art & Literary Site of Community College of Allegheny County

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PHOTOm’s Revenge

Mira Koster
June 9, 2025
This image of the roller coaster, Phantom’s Revenge, was taken and edited to give the viewer the impression that this was taken by an old fashioned camera during the early 1990s. The original Steel Phantom was built in that decade and the photographer wanted to capture that time period in which it was built in, so she edited it accordingly.

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