Cork Oak Forest
Korkeichenwald

Quercus suber
Cork Oak
Korkeiche

Unnamed Road, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
09/2014

Tuscany is world-famous for it's excellent wines such as Chianti, Morellino, Brunello or Rosso di Montalcino. Not surprising, that the region is also rich in cork oaks - as wine corks are still more common than other sealing caps. In this image the lower areas of the oak trees show a different color - this is where the bark has been peeled from the trunks.

Canon EOS 7D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 24 mm, 1/250s F5.6, ISO 800; RAW