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The author relayed the story behind the photo that is hanging above the fireplace.
In its place of honor, the framed photo is most likely a conversation opener. It can be inferred that the author is telling the story of how he got the perfect shot of the buck.
By his narration, the setting was making it possible for him to quietly take a photo and when buck looked straight at him, he had the best and once in a lifetime opportunity to take a wildlife photo in its perfection.
Answer: was made.
Explanation: In the sentence, "The decision was made", the words "was made" constitute the verb phrase. This is because a verb phrase consists of both an auxiliary and a main verb and in the sentence, "The decision was made", the verb "was" is an auxiliary verb, while the verb "made" is a main verb, making the verbs "was made" a verb phrase.