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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Light pillars

This were the Light pillars I shot by the lake. It was at nightfall. I saw three beams of light perpendicular to the ground near the lake. It was snowing at that time, and the temperature was very low. There were many ice crystals in the air.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Oulu, Finland
Camera: ILCE-7RM2
Copyright: © XiaoFeng Wu