22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Orange Desert
This desertic landscapes can be found on Reunion Island, in the middle of the Indian ocean. The road of “la plaine des sables” which can be translated as “sandy plateau” is the only and iconic way to reach the cliffs of the volcano “Piton de la fournaise”. The strong compiosition in Iron of it’s rocks and sand gives the landscape a red-orange color, making you think of a lunar or martial plateau.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 08.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Plaine des Sables, France |
| Camera: | FC3170 |
| Copyright: | © Gabriel MADIE |