16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Trees from Portugal

During a trip to Portugal I drove past this orchard daily. Inaccessible and enclosed within a restricted area, when the light struck these trees they became almost luminous. Eventually I determined to climb an adjacent motorway embankment where I waited til the sun was low in the sky.

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Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Portugal
Copyright: © GRIFFIN Griffin