19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Wind in the desert

It's just about sunset as the wind kicks up in the high desert of Southern California. Out here the wind is angry, heavy, and powerful as it picks up sheets of scrap metal and blows down fence lines. Despite this, the colors that pop against the cloudy grays and dirt-filled air demand center stage.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Adelanto, California, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7200
Copyright: © Ayden Vargas