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Field photograph·C06279

Mountain landscape with trees at Machairas, Troodos

Mountain landscape with pine trees at Machairas, Troodos, under a pale sky.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06279. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall pine with spreading branches stands at the left edge of the frame. Behind it, rounded wooded hills rise across the middle distance, their slopes patched with pale rock and scattered trees and darker scrub in the hollows. The sky above is pale and empty.

English, translated from the original record

Mountains, sky and trees at Machairas, Troodos.