After a crisp but cold day in De Biesbosch, a threatening cloud cover emerges during the afternoon. The sun breaks through from time to time, creating beautiful contrasts. In this case, of course, enhanced by the threatening cloudy sky in the background and the willows and reeds in the foreground, nicely highlighted by the low-lying sun. The Biesbosch once served as a working area for the dozens of rush, reed and wicker workers. All that diligent labour produced, for instance, reeds for mats and the chopped brushwood was processed into zinc pieces, for road and waterway construction. These zinc pieces, mostly rectangular in shape, were sunk and prevented erosion of the dykes. After the completion of the Delta Works, the demand for brushwood decreased and the importance of brushwood cultivation declined significantly. On a small scale, chopping is still done here and there in De Biesbosch. Most of the hakgrienden are now shooting through and turning into lush willow forests, with scattered trees. The whole now forms a beautiful, natural backdrop at sunsets. River landscapes at their best!
De fotografie is er bij mij met de paplepel ingegoten. Mijn vader werkte bij de Koninklijke Marine als fotograaf. In het analoge tijdperk ontwikkelden we menig filmpje in de doka en drukten er talloze foto's af. Ik heb een ruime belangstelling voor alles wat met natuur te maken.. Read more…