22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Ghostly Figures
The Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara, California is home to numerous species of lichens. A different perspective of lichens on a tree appears as ghostly figures from a different dimension. The Cascading fruiting bodies could almost be mistaken for a close encounter with octopus suckers or a stranger from another world.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2023 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | California, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON Z 7 |
| Copyright: | © Neal Smith |