ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This image is of ‘El Cono Arita’, a spectacular geological formation where erosion has shaped this almost perfect cone that seems to be lost in a vast desert of the Salar de Arizaro in Northwest Argentina. Legend has it that the name ‘Arita’ means “sharp” in the ancient Aymara language. I had visited this site before and knew that the early evening sun casts a long shadow of the cone on the salt pan. Using a drone, I was able to capture the magnificent shadow of Arita on this beautiful, cloudless evening.
1/730 sec; ISO 110; f/2.8; drone 20MP cropped sensor (4642 x 3051).

AUTHOR
I'm an amateur photographer living in Bristol, UK. I'm retired now and spend much of my time exploring our wonderful planet and trying to capture its incredible beauty!

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