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Field photograph·C06286

Mountain landscape with trees at Machairas, Troodos

Wooded mountain slopes with rocky outcrops and pine trees at Machairas, Troodos, under a pale sky.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06286. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view across steep, wooded mountain ridges with pine trees and scrub covering the slopes. Bare grey rock outcrops break through the vegetation in the foreground, and a large tree stands on the left edge. The sky is pale and mostly empty across the top of the frame.

English, translated from the original record

Mountains, sky and trees at Machairas, Troodos.