Wandering through the colonnade of the giants…
When I walk in a forest with many old trees, I feel small and unimportant. But at the same time, safe and protected…
The abstract realistic and impressionistic photos in this series have been made in forests in and in the vicinity of the nature reserve National Park Thy, northwest Jutland, Denmark.
Some forests in this region were planted in the early 1900s, but there are also ancient forests, with many trees that are hundreds of years old.
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Lost Sunlight
Now the day is over, dark
silence rises from the moss
while the last sunlight is
lost between the trees.
Drawing Shadows
In the dark forest no man is seen
There’s merely the sound of wandering winds
Light draws dancing shadows between the trees
A narrow path leads to a singing heart
Veiled Day
Between the bare trees
the day slowly awakens
veiled in morning haze
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
Dawn of the day
At the dawn of the day
A rain of light is falling
to the forest floor
Nystrup klitplantage near Klitmøller, 2015
Twilight dance
Tall trees darken
Turning away from the light
in their twilight dance
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Evening rustle
Fragrant autumn forest
Shiny leaves of sunlight
The evening arrives in a rustle
Vilsbøl Klitplantage near klitmøller, 2019
Into autumn light
Fleeing the dark night
I wander
into autumn light
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2018
Lightness
Dreaming of lightness,
strolling underneath
a canopy of floating leaves
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2019
Longing for the light
When the sun is calling
all trees turn around
longing to find the light
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2019
Summer winds
On sunlit days
summer winds are seen
whirling the trees
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2019
Tickled by the sun
Tickled by the sun
the smell of warm soil
Summer woods
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2019
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Thousand leaves
On a warm summer day
thousand leaves let go
and glide into the light
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2019
Memories of the night
The sunlight gently
pours a radiant
young day
amidst the sleeping
trees. Darkness’
brightest shadows
flee to the
forest’s depths,
cherishing the shades
of past dreams
as memories of
the night.
Shade I
Shade II
Shade III
Shade IV
Shade V
Shade VI
Memories of the night
Complete series Memories in the night, Shade I – VI, 6 photos
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2018
Weeping wind
A cold wind weeps into
the sleeping forest, soothes on
a bed of fallen leaves
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
Light of oblivion
The winter sun covers
the sleeping titans of the forest
with the soft light of oblivion
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
Pillars of the sky
Wandering into the winter,
sheltered by the guarding
pillars of the sky
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
Wandering memories
In the gray mist of a winter dawn,
memories wander
between the silent trees
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
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On a gray winter day
A gray winter day
the sun is cold as snow
clouds roam the ground
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Veil the light
Tree after tree, each
of them veils the light,
leading me to the
quietness of darkness
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2017
Naked souls (II)
The cold wind tore
the last leaves of
the souls of the trees
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Strolling down the beech lane
Down the beech lane
seeing a song on the tree bark
midwinter sunlight
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Creaking darkness
The storm’s gone down,
still no walker dares to enter
the creaking darkness
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Colonnade of the giants
Wandering through the depths of the forest,
Insignificant and small we are
In the colonnade of ancient giants
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Silent morning
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Naked souls
The cold wind tears
the last leaves
of the souls of the trees
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
Winter trees
Bare trees in the forest
Unmerciful winter light
Close your eyes to the sun
Sleep all winter long
Dover plantage near Hurup Thy, 2016
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