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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
The jagged split trunk of a fallen ash tree

I was hiking through woodland early on a misty morning. I found this falled ash tree. The stump had split along its length giving it a strange appearance. In the mist and early morning light it looked magical and pagan.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: United Kingdom
Copyright: © Oliver Gayler