Landscape nominee

While direct sunlight produces hard shadows on the stems and dark, saturated leaves, the minutes after sunset reveal the finer colour range within the woods, and the spectator can observe a shift to infinite shades of blue, turquoise and green...

This picture was taken in the forest of Göttingen in the centre of Germany. An exposure of nearly three seconds was necessary to capture the light without losing details or sharpness.

Wandering through the deep forest of Germany and climbing up mountains in the Alps, always with the photo equipment alongside. Not relying on modern technique only - discovering the magic of old analogue lenses and the art of painting with light, too.