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Radiant Vista
Kleiner Winterberg view to the East
by Michael

This weekend I was on a photo trip in Saxony Switzerland with some fellow german Landscapers, namely Andywon Dennis_F Niceshoot Maximilian asphericlens Bonnix and Christian who isn't yet here at flickr ;-)

We really didn't have the condidtions we had hoped for the first 2 days. Either it was too much fog and zero sight or it was not enough combined with clear skies and the lack of color in the sky. Anyway we did quite some hiking and exploring and for the last morning we went to the little Winterberg, a 2 mile hike through the dark forest with a little ascend at the end. Not to hard but at least this was early and remote enough so that we didn't have to share the place yet again with 20 other photographers as on the Schrammsteine the evening before (that's another story ;-) ) . I had seen photos of that location but standing there is a completely other experience. It just looks prehistoric and the sight is spectacular. I usually wouldnt expect to find such landscapes in germany. This photo was taken from the Viewpoint called Gleitmannshorn. I loved the light in the sky and the color, how it also was picked up in the foreground by the fallen pine needles.

Hope you get a bit of a feeling how it was standing there :-)

winter wonderland
winter wonderland

I'm back with some winter wonderland photos :-) The winter in the middle of Germany wasn’t good at all - snowy days were grey - sunny days were...

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Breathe
From Winterberg
by Michael

So here's my favourite Image from the photo trip two weeks ago to saxony switzerland. Read closely, that's not switzerland, it's in saxon in germany ;-)

It shows a twilight view from the Winterberg when soft fog was laying over the land. It was awesome standing there watching the earth breathe. After the previous days of the weekend without many good photo opportunities in the area this was one of those moments were you just stand there in awe and then have to remind yourself not to forget taking some photos ;-)

Enjoy!

calm winter evening
winter wonderland

Wow, I’m overwhelmed by the many liked and feedback for my last winter photo. So Here is another one, hope you like it as well :-)

The winter in...

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end of a beautiful winter day
winter wonderland

Winter is back in Germany after some first warm days this year… I hope the spring is coming soon ;-)

Here’s another photo taken some weeks ago on a...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Winterberg!
Most notably Michael and Christian Seifert.