Competition entry: Yosemite Elm Tree
Yosemite Elm Tree by Austin Miller
2020 April Competition - A Nature
33 points - Hon. Mention
Judges' comments:
Backlighting adds impact; good balance and framing; nice golden foreground; interesting pattern in the branches
Maker's notes:

This is a photo of the lone elm tree in the middle of Yosemite Valley just as the morning light broke over the valley wall and shined down onto the tree.