Tree at Loonse en Drunense Duinen Photo

Photographer’s Note

Today I went for a walk at the Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park. It was a cold, but nice day, and the views were also very nice. The park was partically white because of the snowfall last night. This tree caught my eye, because it stood alone on one of the dune hills.

From the internet:

This National Park contains the largest area of active shifting sands in western Europe. Here, in the dunes of Loon and Drunen, the shifting sands result in an ever-changing landscape. In contrast, south of the shifting sands is De Brand, an area of typical wet marsh woodland, reed vegetation and grasslands.

Park’s main features: Sand dunes and marshy woodland
Special flora: Morison’s spurry, grey hairgrass, sand sedge, sundew, wood anemone
Special fauna: American tre frog, nightjar, woodlark, natterjack, field crickets, maritime beetle, various types of bee and ichneumon fly
Recreational activities: Cycling, walking, mountain biking, horse riding, excursions
Area: 3,500 ha
Province: Noord-Brabant

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knerkowski (1467) 2008-02-03 11:47

Hi Nel
Excellent minimalistic composition with a dark and cold atmosphere
I like this kind of pictures.
thanks for sharing
Regards
Kevin

ahaberal (6455) 2008-02-03 12:21

hi nel
beautiful colours and contrast.wonderful composition.well done

Tue (25608) 2008-02-04 15:20

Hi Nel,
Een mooie foto van deze eenzame boom in de duinen. Steekt met al z'n takken mooi af tegen de lucht, waar heel voorzichtig wat blauw tussendoor te zien is. Leuk om wat sneeuw te zien, hier in Haarlem is er dit weekend niets gevallen.
Groeten,
Lars

mikolaj_kawa (30019) 2008-02-05 1:47

Hello Nel! Amazing lonely tree. Beautiful composition. Wonderful lightness. Good capture. Well done!

AROBN54 (10747) 2008-02-06 8:54

Hello, Nel,
I love the simplicity of this shot. The bare tree, the snow and winter feeling of this shot is wonderful. Perfectly composed and cropped and I like the warm tones of the earth in contrast to the cooler colors around it. Very nice!! Thanks and warm regards,
Shelly

bracasha75 (22031) 2008-02-19 2:30

Hi Nel
Wonderful one stand alone there...excellent shot
TFS
Cheers,Braca

bazal (7898) 2008-02-24 1:43

Hi Nel.
It's not so common to see these beautiful areas with snow... The place reminds me a little bit a visit I have made in the Hoge Veluwe park last year... The very soft colors are interesting and I like the beautiful contrast between the dark silhouette of the tree and the clear background.
Thanks for sharing.

captainsgirl (3448) 2008-03-28 9:00

Hi Nel,
very moody photo of this stark tree, nice postioning in the frame. TFS
Donna:o)