Sunset from Sea Cave (2) by ITG photography

Dor (Tantura) Beach, Israel

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Team Work by ning zhang

This picture was taken in Kayseri, Turkey

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Smile… by Maarten Quaadvliet

Model: Maruschka Sahiboe

Maarten Quaadvliet: Photos

In the morning fog… by Daniel Řeřicha

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The Last Straw by Ole Henrik Skjelstad

Ringerike, Norway

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Fall Feelings by Jessica Drossin

Edited with the Autumn Tones Set 1, the Autumn Mini-Pack and JD Leaf Overlays (branches)
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Spectres by Vincent Favre

© Vincent Favre
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Dramatic Senja by Daniel Fleischhacker

Hey guys! 🙂 I created a Photoshop class which shows you everything about Layers and Masks you need to know as a landscape or nature photographer. I published it on Skillshare. Feel free to check it out! You get 2 months for free by using the link below. skl.sh/36fm94P

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Mammoth by Timothy Poulton

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Foggy Morning by the Lake by Martin Rak

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Climb by Marc Adamus

In September of this year I lead a group on a 50km long backpacking trip mostly off trail through some of the wildest and most rugged terrain the Yukon has to offer. Instead of using helicopters we went in on foot, and to many places in the range that I’d never seen photographed before. It was an epic and memorable trip, but the weather ended up being very fickle and difficult to deal with. By this point, however, I was in the midst of a love affair with this location and I simply would not be denied. Therefore, upon hiking out for a few days and saying goodbye to our group I took 12 hours off, met up with a friend and re-packed my 85-pound photo pack for another two week long trip right back to the same locations I had just come from, this time in the falling snow! It took me 3 days to reach these places and what turned out to be many, many more. Aurora’s danced overhead most nights and new snow came and cleared. Here, I was scrambling a jagged ridgeline looking for a route, otherwise known as a do-not-fall zone. At this moment a snow squall was blowing through and the day had already been full of amazing atmosphere, with clouds from rains below still rising in the late afternoon sun. I snapped a few frames before the sun appeared fully in the frame with a 14mm and here you have it. Thanks for looking.

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Upside Down by Marsel van Oosten

⁣Of all the images that I’ve shot on Socotra, this one is probably the best example of the remarkable anatomy of the dragon blood tree. When you stand close to one and lookup is when you can really appreciate the dense canopy and the intricate structure of the branches. To me those branches actually look like the roots of the tree – it is as if someone has pulled the tree from the ground and put it back upside down 🙂⁣
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⁣A fully grown tree of this size is estimated to be around 600-700 years old, which is also close to their maximum age.⁣
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⁣The dragon blood trees on Socotra face several serious threats.⁣
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⁣Climate change has resulted in much drier air and fewer days with fog and mist. Socotra is slowly drying out, but the trees need this moisture to survive.⁣
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⁣Another threat is local farmers. More and more farmers on the island have goats that they let graze all over the island. Goats love the young dragon blood seedlings and eat most of them – the result is that there are no new dragon blood trees.⁣
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⁣This is particularly problematic because climate change has led to more typhoons. Over the past couple of years, Socotra has been hit by several severe storms that have wiped out a considerable amount of dragon blood trees.⁣
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⁣The locals drill holes in the trees to extract the crimson red resin that they use as medicine, paint, varnish, and makeup. Once a tree has many holes it has lost its ability to withstand strong winds. Also, insects can enter the tree through these holes and further weaken the tree from the inside.⁣
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⁣All in all the future of the dragon blood looks grim, which is one of the reasons I wanted to visit the island sooner rather than later.⁣
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⁣Socotra is a Unesco World Heritage Site, so some effort is taken to protect the vulnerable vegetation, but I’m afraid that it’s not enough. What is needed is a mentality change, trying to make the population aware of the precious fauna on their island, make them feel proud of what they have, and, ultimately, make them want to protect their natural heritage.⁣ Awi Rabelista made a short documentary about my journey to Socotra and my quest for the dragon blood tree – you can watch it here: www.squiver.com/socotra Marsel | squiver.com

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