21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Bones

Pico Ruivo is the highest mountain in Madeira, more than 1800 meters high. climbing to the top you come across this forest of dry trees that reminded me of an expanse of bones. I used the grazing light of the sunset that illuminated the tree above to create this contrast

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Madeira, Portugal
Camera: ILCE-7RM4
Copyright: © Gianluca Gianferrari