Because the sun shines just behind this pine tree, it appears as if the tree has a halo of rays. It is an almost heavenly image.
Despite the fact that it is high summer, a little morning mist does form during sunrise for the moisture in the air. It has rained at night so the forest is still damp.
The forest is awakening, the birds are chirping and it is still wonderfully quiet. It is beautiful to be part of this magnificent spectacle of mother nature in the forests of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug!
Sjaak den Breeje is a nature and landscape photographer from the Utrecht area and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug region. He combines his passion for nature with photography. Most of the images were taken during his many walks in the forests of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the Veluwe and on the.. Read more…