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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Painted by Nature

What looks like a painting, with brush strokes typical of an artist's hand, is actually an aerial view of a majestic river in Iceland. The soft brush strokes are the different flows of the river, while the texture, resembling that of a canvas or print, is in fact given by the waves created by the wind.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: L2D-20c
Copyright: © Matteo Strassera