Jeffrey Pine, Yosemite, California, USA
Yes – it’s just a tree, but it’s possibly one of the most pictured ever after landscape photographer Ansel Adams brought it to fame back in 1940. With its dramatic, keeled-over shape, the tree became a popular photo spot for visitors to Yosemite National Park, showing the effects of over 400 years of windy weather.
Nature took its course and, in 1977, the tree finally died. However, it remained upright, looking even more striking for its bleached wood, until 2003 when it toppled to the ground after a storm. Jeffrey Pine remains in its former spot and attracts the fascination of visitors and photographers, despite no longer standing tall.
