"Mysteryus Palendorp by night"
The village of Petten has existed since 1300 under the name Petten bi der Sipe.
During a storm in 1625, hundreds of houses were destroyed.
In 1792, the entire village of Petten disappeared into the sea. And from the 18th century onwards, the village was gradually relocated.
On Petten's current beach now stands a work of art and monument "Palendorp" symbolising the old village. Consisting of 160 poles of varying lengths that collectively form the silhouette of 10 houses and a church. At high tide, the poles are partially submerged.
As the sand will slowly calve away over the next few years, the poles will get further and further into the water.
On a cold winter night, I decided to drive from Utrecht to Petten with my photo buddies, hoping we could photograph Palendorp under the dancing aurora colours.
Unfortunately, the aurora did not break out that night so we decided to capture Palendorp under a beautiful starry sky. With the red lights of the windmills in the North Sea on the horizon. And the light clouds that made the night increasingly mysterious.
Despite no Northern Lights appearing, I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful icy night on the beach of Petten. Satisfied, rosy and tired, we returned home and I became even happier seeing this photo the next day!
Thus, this beautiful cold night on the beach became a precious memory!
I am Leonie, living in the province of Utrecht.
Photography has always been in my blood, although I didn't really do much with it as a child (unfortunately), but my father has always been a passionate photographer and I think I got that a little bit.. ;-)
In 2019..
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