This forest path just begged to be photographed vertically. The tall beech trees on the right side contrast so nicely with the straight and smaller pine trees to the left of the path and the vanishing point is very small. This adds to the feeling of standing in nature's cathedral with high ceilings with arches. I love how the branches form these arches that are decreasing in height and therefore add to a feeling of depth. The entire image has a painterly appearance due to the slightly misty conditions of this early morning.
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.
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