Even though I am mostly known for my forest images, I love photographing the seaside with its ever changing conditions and textures. I love knowing that what I photograph on one particular day will be gone the next day and will not ever look completely the same again. This makes photographing on the coast a freeing experience for me. I thoroughly enjoy being by the sea, walking along the shoreline, with my camera with me as a loyal companion. This image was made with a telephoto lens which gives a painterly feel to the distant sea and clouds. I have also made an image with a wide angle lens of the same scene and I can't decide which image I love more. The time we spent on Terschelling was blustery to say the least and rainclouds were building up every day, which is exactly what I love most....the dramatic Dutch skies that are unique to this country. These clouds are like the patterns in the sand, never completely the same, always in transition to the next shape.
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.
The focus is on tranquil scenes..
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