19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hidden Valley

There a few places nowadays in the world of extreme beauty that you can have to yourself. This is one such place. I wanted to capture a photo that perfectly replicated how I felt standing the the edge of the valley with the cloud shrouded peak and waterfalls stretched out before me. A moment of pure bliss and peace. I noticed several birds would fly out from their nests in the valley below and would fly up and around the top of the valley before diving below again. I decided to try and capture one right in line with the peak of the mountain in the background and well this was the result.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Iceland
Camera: ILCE-7M3
Copyright: © Jonny Rogers