There are still many miracles around us. Even from the angle of view from which we look at something, it often depends what exactly we see — an unexpected miracle or something completely ordinary, prosaic. In this photo, I see a beautiful snow dragon on a mountain that has been sleeping for so long that it has almost completely sunk into the ground. The dragon is covered with snow, only part of the muzzle is visible from the outside, but sometimes he still opens his eyes and looks down into the valley. A steep forehead, eye, nostrils and an outgrowth on the muzzle. Maybe he is the dragon Falkor from the good old film "The NeverEnding Story"? Who knows.
Well, now let's step back a little further and look at him from a different angle. Hmm... The dragon's muzzle starts to change, transform... into what? So far, it's not entirely clear. And it looks like there is a booth nearby. On the red plate, by the way, it is written: "Attention! Avalanche slope." So, it looks like this dragon guards the mountainside from careless skiers.
Okay, now we have to go around the dragon. And see without any doubt what exactly pretended to be a dragon — a small truck on which some kind of container stands. From this side, the wind brought much less snow on it and it retains a recognizable shape.
But I still prefer to see a dragon at least once in a while, even if it means forgetting about reality. I'm sure when darkness completely covers the mountain, under a layer of snow, the dragon will snort, clearing the snow from his nostrils and wake up to once again look at the lights in the valley.
It's better to watch photos in high resolution.
OLYMPUS E-M1 Mark II
Exposure time: 1/5 sec
Aperture: F 11
Sensitivity: ISO 64
Focal length: 12 mm
35 mm equivalent: 24 mm
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