Landscape nominee

This is a infrared photo of a dead branch of the Narew river in Eastern Poland.
After a heavy rainfall the water level raised and flooded part of the surrounding fields. I envisioned how the area would have changed due to the rainfall and I went back to this chosen site which I have visited several times in different seasons.
My visual concept was to isolate the old trees on the opposite side of the river and concentrate on their reflections. I looked for a simple yet elegant composition which would emphasize the natural beauty of that particular moment.

This is the setup used:
Mamiya 7ii (medium format film camera)
Efke Aura 820 (IR film)
Hoya R72 (IR filter)
4sec / f16 / ASA 25 (tech details of the photo)

Biography
Johann Bottos was born on the 7th of October in the year 1981 in Pordenone (Italy). His first ‘true’ contact with photography came during University in Australia while studying Visual Communication. As part of the course he studied commercial and professional photography which enabled him to venture into traditional darkroom printing and use medium-large format cameras.
After university he worked for 8 years at the Electrolux Industrial Design Center has a graphic designer first and after as a senior graphic designer. In this period of time he developed a passion for black and white landscape photography.
At present Johann shoots medium format black and white film.
He develops the negatives as well as manually making the prints in the darkroom.

Exhibitions
July 2014 - Galleria Elle, Preganziol (TV)
February 2015 - Galleria Elle, Preganziol (TV)
April 2015 - Galerie Lumina,Wien, Austria