Haus Ternell forest

Pine trees with snow-covered blueberries on the forest floor, Ardennes (Belgium).

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 16-35mm/f4 @ 22mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/4s.

Noir Flohay

It is good to know this wide area a bit better, so Andrew George team-up again and revisited the Hautes Fagnes (Hoge Venen). This time we went to Noir Flohay, a small patch of forest largely destroyed by fire a couple of years ago. We timed our visit with predicted snowfall, and so it was. A surrealistic place under these conditions, even the name has some magic in it. It was very impressive experience!

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 16-35mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/30s.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 16-35mm/f4 @ 16mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/50s.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 16-35mm/f4 @ 16mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/50s.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 16-35mm/f4 @ 16mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/80s.

Brackvenn

The photographic year 2015 started with a visit to the Hautes Fagnes (Hoge Venen), Belgium. It is the highest point of the old Ardennes mountain range. Around the Brackvenn, a beautiful open and boggy area, is the snow still present. A good candidate for Belguim’s first National Park!

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-100, f16, 1/40s; tripod.