The other day we had the most beautiful weather and decided to go for a short walk through the forest. What a good idea, as we had the most beautiful light! Luckily I had brought my camera to capture a bit of the magic!
Back in the early 80s, while a young LT with the US Army in Germany, I marveled at how accurate our maps were in terms of depicting the edges of German forests. I later learned that people called forstmeisters (sp?) existed, kind of like our forest rangers but they "maintain" their assigned forests, so not really surprised at the tidiness you see in the pictures.
The trees also gave me the impression it was a "young" forest, perhaps a planned one?
Maybe not a planned one, but very likely a harvested and re-planted one. When we were walking we heard some motor saws in the distance, so probably there was some harvesting going on somewhere. You will hardly find wilderness in Germany, pretty much every square meter of our country is utilized in some kind of way. So there is no comparison to North American forests!
#3 and #4 look almost warm. Spring-like. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteyou definitely caught the golden hour! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful light is an understatement. Gorgeous or stunning would be more fitting.
ReplyDeleteVery nice!!
Thanks for the nice comments. We were indeed very lucky to have light like this!
ReplyDeleteNice photos, but I'm amazed at how clean the forest floor is, not wilderness-like at all.
ReplyDeleteBack in the early 80s, while a young LT with the US Army in Germany, I marveled at how accurate our maps were in terms of depicting the edges of German forests. I later learned that people called forstmeisters (sp?) existed, kind of like our forest rangers but they "maintain" their assigned forests, so not really surprised at the tidiness you see in the pictures.
DeleteThe trees also gave me the impression it was a "young" forest, perhaps a planned one?
Maybe not a planned one, but very likely a harvested and re-planted one. When we were walking we heard some motor saws in the distance, so probably there was some harvesting going on somewhere. You will hardly find wilderness in Germany, pretty much every square meter of our country is utilized in some kind of way. So there is no comparison to North American forests!
DeleteHow stunning! Are you sure you did not see any elves passing by on their horses? Your pics look perfect for such scenery.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, German forests are more like parks. Very tidy. This is what a Canadian friend of ours once said. ;-)
Beautiful pictures! You've caught the light wonderfully..
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