Here comes the sun (sunrise through the blossom and turnip seed in Werk aan de Groeneweg nature reserve) by Birgitte Bergman

About "Here comes the sun (sunrise through the blossom and turnip seed in Werk aan de Groeneweg nature reserve)"

by Birgitte Bergman

About the artwork

Recently, I visited Werk aan de Groenweg for the first time.
The Werk aan de Groeneweg is a Dutch position along the Lek river on the Eiland van Schalkwijk, near the village of Schalkwijk. The position is part of the New Dutch Waterline and built during the mobilisation of World War I.

Located 1,700 metres east of Fort Honswijk, Werk aan de Groeneweg had to withstand a possible direct attack from the east. It consisted of an earthen wall with trenches and moats. It ran from the Achterdijk to the floodplains of the river Lek. Shelters were also built of reinforced concrete (source Wikipedia).

Apart from being an interesting area, it is also very photogenic, especially when the turnip and whistle blossoms in spring. I had already seen many pictures of that.
We were there before sunrise, so we could include those nicely in our photos. I did get a bit of choice stress on the spot. You want to photograph as much as possible before the sun gets too bright. And when you don't know the area and how big it is and what there is to photograph, you are afraid of missing something. At one point I stood on one of the hills, waiting for the sun to rise. And then this beautiful image emerged: a solitary tree full of blossom and surrounded by the blooming turnip seed. The sun's rays just rose above the hill and formed a beautiful star. The blossom and flowers were also beautifully set in the sunlight. I went home a happy person.