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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Monolith mountains

Winter's palette on the monolith mountains. You can literally see the seasons changing before your eyes, I felt like I started setting up this shot in Winter and by the time I took it it felt like Autumn. I wanted to capture the amazing contrasting change from the bottom of the mountain to the top with the orange trees bursting through the unexpected snow.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Zermatt, Switzerland
Camera: SP-3000
Copyright: © Jade Capaldi