A winter photo of a familiar spot in the village of Amerongen (Gem. Utrechtse Heuvelrug). The photo shows a row of houses from the 18th century that are still inhabited, At the end of the row of houses stands the Andrieskerk (late 13th, early 14th century), the tower is 55 metres high and dates from the 16th century. Over it all is a layer of snow.
This place is known among the inhabitants of this village as "The Huchie". The word "Huchie" in local dialect means "Hill".
The graphic artist and painter Anton Pieck once made a watercolour of this spot from almost the same angle as in the photo.
In the background, a beautiful sky of snow clouds.
Jan de Jong (1948), woonachtig in Amerongen, is al lange tijd bezig met het fotograferen van alles wat hem boeit. Hij werkt vooral met een Canon 5D digitale spiegelrefelex met 24-105 mm. objectief.
Er is niet direct sprake van een specialisme in zijn fotografie, hoewel hij in dieren..
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