Plovdiv im ersten Tageslicht, am Fluss Mariza nach einer besonders frostigen Nacht
01.03.2026, #travel #Bulgaria #PlovdivProvince #Plovdiv #Maritsa #river #sunrise #morninglight [1]

Pier and blue void

#Pier #Minimalism #Geometric #Seascape #BlueHour #Atmospheric #ContemplativePhotography #ArtPhotography #MorningLight #NatureStudy #Solitude #MastoArt

The last morning of March...
(lucky me, DST just started 😏)

#dailypicture #morningvibes #morninglight #sunrise #vlissingen #waterway #bridge #ship #goldenhour #goldenhourphotography

Morning light and politics cast a shadow on culture.

(The smaller shadow is that of a lamp post with an election poster for Landtagswahl BaWü.)

Mar 2026 #photography #fujifilm #gfx100rf #sooc #65x24 #xpan #rural views of a place called home

A Friday morning, a familiar place, and the promise of sunrise.

At Huys ter Heide, just as the sun began to rise, I found myself standing by a small lake. The water was perfectly still—no wind, no ripples—turning it into a natural mirror. The sun, still low on the horizon and partially hidden, painted the scene in deep yellows, oranges, and blacks. A quiet moment where light and reflection became one.

Scenes like this are a reminder of how much timing matters. A single breath of wind would have broken the illusion.

Not long after, two cranes rested near the water’s edge during their journey north. A rare and beautiful sight… but sometimes nature gives, and sometimes it takes away. A passerby startled them before I could capture the moment.

And that’s okay. The memory remains.

Captured with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, 250mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 100.

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Early Monday morning in the Oisterwijk forests, I set out for a quiet walk. The light was soft, slightly muted by a thin layer of clouds. Not the kind of morning that screams for photography… but those are often the moments where something subtle appears.

The water was perfectly still—like glass. A thin layer of water vapor hovered above it, catching the first gentle hints of sunlight. And there it was: a Greylag Goose (Anser anser), a very common sight, one I usually pass without a second thought.

But not this time.

With the warm light just touching the scene and the background still resting in shadow, everything aligned. The calm water, the mist, and the quiet presence of the goose turned something ordinary into something worth capturing.

Captured with my Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, f/6.3, ISO 1250.

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Emerging from the shadows. The Crimson eye, The unmistakable profile of a Canvasback. 🦆

Shot by @o.s.kev 📸



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