I took this photo on the Veluwemeer coast between Harderwijk and Nunspeet, I was standing on the "German bridge" that was built over the Hierdensebeek in World War II. The brook that you see is the Hierdensebeek and on this stretch forms the municipal boundary between Municipality of Harderwijk and Municipality of Nunspeet. The Hierdensebeek empties into the Veluwemeer behind the trees. This area has mainly been pastures for farmers; in World War II it had briefly been a shooting range for the German military. Today, this area is owned by Natuurmonumenten and is also a Natura 2000 area. Despite being a Natura 2000 area, there are sometimes still cattle belonging to farmers. The viewpoint that you see is for bird watching in the Veluwemeer coast as on the Veluwemeer. The windmills that you see in the background are in Flevoland. Even though I took this photo in December, the weather was beautiful as you can see. It was just a pity that they mowed away the reeds that stood in the stream.
Welcome to my shop. My name is Gerard de Zwaan and I was born in 1983 in the Veluwe town of Harderwijk where I grew up and still live. I started photography in 2013. My first camera was a Nikon D3200 which I still own and is now as a.. Read more…