This atmospheric photograph features an impressive Scottish Highlander surrounded by a wintry landscape. The robust breed of cattle is known for its long, shaggy coat and imposing horns, which protrude in graceful arches. The thick coat, ranging from deep brown to golden, contrasts beautifully with the icy ground and bare trees in the background.
The Highlander looks straight into the camera with a calm but determined gaze, giving the image both strength and serenity. The texture of its coat is visible in detail, with tangles and wavy hairs indicating the harsh weather conditions in which this animal thrives. Its sturdy paws stand firmly in the semi-frozen ground, underlining its adaptability to harsh and cold environments.
The background consists of a network of bare branches that create an almost mystical atmosphere. The light mist and subtle snowfall enhance the feeling of a quiet, winter morning in a remote nature reserve. The combination of the warm brown animal with the cool, grey tones of its surroundings makes the photo both dramatic and harmonious. A stunning moment of tranquillity and wild beauty captured in one image.
Bas Meelker is a leading Dutch landscape photographer. Born in Groningen, The Netherlands in 1972, Bas spent most of his life in the north of Holland. Living in this flat, open country, surrounded by some of the most beautiful nature reserves in the Netherlands, laid.. Read more…