Landscape nominee

Every fall I go to the Swiss Alps to photograph the beautiful scenery of rivers and mountains together with those nice larch trees which all turn yellow.
At this lake high above the tree line I waited for the sunrise in the freezing cold.
When I went up the mountain I didn’t know if there was any sight, it can be very cloudy and foggy here too.
But the conditions were perfect, no wind, a few clouds and the sun hitting the mountain ridge reflecting in the lake.
I used a ND Gradual filter to darken the top of the image, because of the great contrast.

I am from the Netherlands and since the age of eight I take pictures.
I have a special interest in animals and landscapes.
When I was twelve years old I bought my first SLR camera and started exploring nature. At first only birds, later on mammals and landscapes.
Particularly the light at sunrise and sunset are my favorite.
I like to capture special behaviour of animals.
During my travels round the world I visited the tropical Amazon rainforest, as well as the arctic. Especially the arctic in the fall are my favorite.
I won the first prize at the EU Photo contest category Wildlife.