Gasteren nature area in Drenthe by Ton Drijfhamer

A summer evening in August in the Gasterse Dunes in Drenthe.
After a long period of summer drought and heat waves, temperatures have dropped back to level pleasant.

The Scottish Highlanders in this area are therefore more active in the field again and quietly graze around me. Of course, I keep an appropriate distance.

The last sunlight falls beautifully on the birches in the background and makes the whole a somewhat dreamy picture. I love it.

Despite the fact that the goal of the evening was to photograph the flowering heather, I am very happy with this alternative.
The heather was a lot less purple and bright than hoped. Again, I'm sure the prolonged drought and heat played a role in this.

August 2022.

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"Alone, but along with the weather, the wind and my camera looking for the most beautiful light. I think that's one of the most beautiful things to do. A large part of the pictures on this website I took in the region where I live, in the north of the Netherlands, at the 'Golden Raand' of the Wadden Sea. This beautiful area offers plenty of opportunity to do so. With the wide views over the Wadden Sea to the beautiful forest landscapes in Westerwolde and Friesland I am far from finished.
To catch the most beautiful light, getting up early is often necessary and often quite difficult. But every time again it is a great moment when I arrive at a location, turn off the car and during my first mug of hot coffee I am standing in a world that is still asleep and I am allowed to look for the right moment, in the most beautiful place with the most beautiful light.

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