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18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
The Obi

A centennial beech with its branches cut located on a hilltop in the Basque Country, keeping watch of everything and everyone. Struggling against the wind and lashed by the rain and the hot sun. It has lived a long time. It has seen a lot of change happen. The survivor is not the strongest, but the one most able to adapt.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Usokobeta, Atxarte - Urkiola Natural Park (Bizkaia), BASQUE Country, Spain
Camera: X-T1
Copyright: © JON Lanbroa