Nightfall. This is an island in the Gorssloot in Purmerend in the dusk of the setting spring sun. The Gorssloot is Dutch (sloot, Eng: ditch) and it sounds very dirty, but it's not a ditch, it's a clean water beginning in the *shape* of a wide ditch, and further on flowing out into a rather large pond. There are also some little islands in that pond.
With dusk, you get to have have a lot of shadows and silhouettes, which also really give atmosphere. Atmosphere you don't have during the day in bright sunlight.
But the quiet evening light gives a special feeling. People are at home or going home. You can still see some animals swimming or flying. They still make some noises, but most seek for the night. And beyond that, peace descends.
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