23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Winter Geometry

Seen from above, a dormant orchard becomes a field of repeating forms — thousands of bare trees casting long, identical shadows across the soil. Stripped of leaves, the branches reveal a perfect grid shaped by human design, turning farmland into an abstract pattern of lines and lattices. In winter’s light, agriculture reads like geometry.

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Date Taken: 03.2025
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: California, United States of America
Copyright: © Alex Visbal