The purpose of piers and breakwaters is to keep the ebb and flow of the tide off the coast. You can read more about ebb and flow via the heading 'Current'. Due to the ebb and flow, the water flows along the coast with great force and without the groynes, the beach would erode.
At Vatrop, part of the old storm barriers can still be seen. This consists of concrete parapets. The storm barriers were meant to better protect Wieringen from the raging waters of the Wadden Sea.
First of all, welcome to work on the Wall. I photograph since 1975. Now with 2 canon DSLM's (Canon M5) and high end Sigma lenses and EOS-M lenses. I mainly photograph landscapes, Macro and cities. I also do a lot of portrait, both in the studio and.. Read more…
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands