Winter on the Veluwe [V], a photo from Gelderland, North

Photographer's Note

Fifth picture of a new serie - Winter on the Veluwe - But doesn't it look a little - if you think there is no ice on the water :o) - like an African landscape?

We have set our caravan on a lovely nature campground and we are planning to go there twice a month till April 18th. So I hope to make a serie to present you this wonderful part of Holland.

From Web - European Nature:
The Veluwe region offers its visitors a great deal when it comes to nature. In addition to offering peace and space, the landscape is unique and varied. Open land alternates with magnificent woodlands, ridges, lakes and hills.

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All the pictures together on the Seasons of Veluwe theme.

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* Photo has been cropped, resized, and a frame has been added.

CedarBough, Marche, peter7, kajenn, xuaxo has marked this note useful

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Floydian (30970) 2006-03-16 5:12

The Veluwe is one of the places where you still can see the beauty of the rough land. Not many places left in Holland to see such beauty. You captured it very well, with great compo....good shot.!!!

dkeus31 (27739) 2006-03-16 6:25

Bonjour Viviane,
Jolie composition: arbre isol� bien plac� et r馭lexion dans l'eau.
Cela manque peut-黎re un peu de saturation.
Amicalement
didier

CedarBough (74) 2006-03-16 11:05

It does have a strange almost Africa thing to it. The light is a bit too flat for my tastes, and I wish you had either 1/3 or 2/3 water (I think 1/3 would be best) instead of what we see here, which is like half water, half the rest... but it's a solid shot. Good job. Maybe you kept the large amount of water because of the reflection... i don't think the reflection is worth it.

SophieL (6042) 2006-03-17 3:47

Bonjour Viviane,
H� bien tu as mis dans ta note exactement mon impression en voyant la vignette: tiens, un point d'eau dans la savane, et un acacia qui s'y refl鑼e! Ne manquent que les grands fauves...
Vraiment, on s'y croirait... Et puis, on voit cette lumi鑽e, si douce, si subtile... Non, ce n'est pas l� le soleil africain, 馗rasant, on est plus au nord, c'est s皞!
Pour ma part j'aime ton choix de cadrage. Je pense que le reflet est tout � fait bienvenu (et si j'ai un regret, c'est de ne pas en voir plus!).

Marche (4307) 2006-03-18 17:31

Bonsoir Viviane,
En effet, on croirait voir un paysage africain, c'est incroyable, avant d'avoir lu ta note, je cherchais le lion, et on ne se croirait pas au mois de marsaux Pays-Bas. Tr鑚 belle image bien compos馥 et aux jolies couleurs.
Bon dimanche.
Amiti駸.
Martine

cloverstar (0) 2006-03-18 21:01

This certainly does look like the plains and a water hole scene from Africa. I've never been there, but seen pictures on the television documentary shows. The composition is good and the colours so nice and strong. Beautiful view Viviane.

marietom (34611) 2006-03-19 3:22

simple, mais beau. Belle image qui inspire la s駻駭it�...
Marie

Didi (61589) 2006-03-22 12:41

Bonsoir Viviane.
On se croirait en Camargue moins les flamants roses.
Composition simple mais parfaitement cadr馥.
Un boon point fort au niveau de l'arbre.

ktanska (44468) 2006-03-28 7:42

Hi Viviane,
Africa came to my mind without reading your note.
Add a few hippos to water and a vulture to the tree...
Nice composition with simple matching colours.
I didn't notice the ice.
Kari

kajenn (2462) 2006-03-30 15:58

Definitely an African savanna, Viviane, or should I say Afrikaan? Anyhow it's a beautiful capture of a Dutch wilderness, which I understand is sparse in Holland. To be able to put "a home away from home" in such surroundings and go there now and then must be great (and I know how much you love your camp life). A great composition with different layers and the naked (but beautiful) tree to break them. Very well done!

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faubry (35447) 2006-08-19 17:48

bonsoir viviane, pourquoi cette photo n'a t elle pas plus de succ鑚!! je la trouve aux couleurs tr鑚 douces, cet arbre sur la droite, les reflets dans l'eau, peut 黎re en effet il manque un peu de contraste.. mais tu as choisi la douceur, !
� bient
francine

tigra (2968) 2006-10-11 17:20

Hi Viviane,
Very unusual shot of Netherlands.
I used to see windmills, bikes or something like this.
And this lonely tree in the water looks very special.
Exellent composition.
Katia