23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Autumn Awakening
This image captured an autumn morning on the Blue Ridge Mountains. The rising sun ignited the eastern half of the forest in golden light. Its trees, still burned with the last embers of fall. While the western half was cast in shadow.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 11.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Virginia, United States of America |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
| Copyright: | © Matthew Grahovac |