I photographed this scene a few times in the harsh sunlight, trying out the composition in case I would ever come here again and get the perfect conditions. After a lot of rain one night, we went up the mountain. It was dreary, cold, wet and misty. A chamois was watching us probably wondering why on earth we were outride and climbing the mountain, but I wanted so much to see whether or not I could photograph this little scene in the mist. I was extremely happy that I have a weatherproof camera because everything was dripping by the time I got here, but I managed to get the picture that I had had in mind for a few years. Patience does pay off
Ellen Borggreve is a landscape photographer and author of Woodscapes and Praxisbuch Wälder fotografieren, among others. She was born and raised in the woods of the Veluwe where her love for trees originated. Besides forests she also likes to photograph Dutch coastal scenes.
The focus is on tranquil scenes..
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