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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Ridges and Clouds at Dawn

Ridges and Clouds at Dawn: the foreground is still in shadows as the rising sun is illuminating the background. Due to a storm the preceding evening, the valleys are filled with clouds that now are lifting, so the ridge lines are separated by moving clouds.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2024
Date Uploaded: 09.2024
Photo Location: n/a, Italy
Camera: NIKON Z 8
Copyright: © Thomas Loucks