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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Lonesome Sapling

I was wandering through the woods when I came upon this scene and was immediately struck by the small tree among its taller cousins. I wanted to tell a simple story of the feeling of standing alone in the woods during a snow storm and this subject worked perfectly.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Lake Tahoe, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 60D
Copyright: © Austin Seyboldt