Copper Hills and Oaks in Monsoon Rain

Copper-toned light washes over rolling hills near Sivas, where scattered oak trees stand against a sky heavy with monsoon rain. Steady drops fall across the foreground, turning the grassy slope into a wet, reflective surface that mirrors the darkening tree line. The oaks display rough, fissured bark and dense canopies that seem to shiver under the wind. Rain streaks blur the distant ridges, softening the horizon into a hazy wash of gray and gold. Puddles gather in the low depressions, capturing inverted images of the branches above. The wet earth glistens with a deep, saturated brown, against the pale, rain-slicked leaves clinging to the wind-swept limbs. One oak root breaks the surface of a mirror-like puddle at the edge of the frame.