14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Palette of dragon’s blood

Kyzil-Chin spring valley, Altay, Russia. September 2016. Kyzil-Chin is known for its deposits of cinnabar, what is translated from Ancient Greek as ‘dragon’s blood’. Due to cinnabar slopes of the hill are full of different colors.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2016
Date Uploaded: 10.2016
Photo Location: Russia
Camera: SLT-A99
Copyright: © Valery Romanov