I took this photo on Staverden estate in the municipality of Ermelo in the Veluwe. The Staverden estate has a number of rhododendrons that were blooming at the time this photo was taken. I myself was standing in the park-like garden of Staverden near the house which is also called castle Staverden. The water you see is one of the moats at Staverden Castle, you can see the reflection of the rhododendron in the water. It was a windless day when I took this photo. A hiking trail passes over the path between the rhododendrons and the water. This photo is indeed an HDR photo consisting of 3 different photos with different exposures, I merged the 3 photos in photoshop afterwards into 1 photo what you see here.
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…