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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Relics of Birth

The Splatter Cones form a line of extinction as they border against the few plants hardy enough to survive here. The last vestiges of moonlight rake across the horizon as the rising sun will soon flip the influence.

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Date Taken: 06.2015
Date Uploaded: 12.2016
Photo Location: Idaho, United States of America
Copyright: © Eric Blackman