Romantic island in the Eibsee at the foot of the Zugspitze in Bavaria
During my photo tour at the Eibsee in Bavaria in Germany on the border with Austria, I ran into this scene.
The Eibsee has 7 small islands and a few of them are built with a small house.
Imagine being able to spend the night in this house every now and then and being able to retreat from everyday worries for a few days.
The pure air, the absolute silence when it gets dark, the animals that live here in the wild such as deer, woodpeckers, trout swimming by and waterfowl...
The photo was taken during the blue hour and I used a slow shutter speed of 2 seconds to smooth out the not entirely calm water.
The next morning I took pictures of the sun coming up and the water was as smooth as a mirror.
The combination of the cottage on the island against the raw nature of the background gives me a secure feeling.
André Post is a Dutch opera singer and landscape photographer from Karlsruhe. He grew up on the shores of the IJsselmeer and now lives in the southwest of Germany between the Black Forest and the Pfälzerwald.
André is a passionate nature lover and when he is not singing, he likes..
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