Filmwasters
Which Board? => Photo Essays => : ManuelL November 01, 2014, 04:39:20 PM
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Hello,
a few weeks ago I spent the afternoon at a local forest reserve. Most forest around where I live is used comercially and old trees are quite rare. The Rohrberg reserve is a tiny place in the Spessart forest, but has some interesting old beech and oak trees. The oaks are up to 800 years old. There is a walking trail around the reserve which you can probably cover in an hour or so, if you are not carrying a heavy camera and tripod.
This was also the region where the Spessart bandits used to live in the 18th century, robbing travellers and post coaches. There are a lot tales around the bandits and even some musical films from the 1950s and 60s.
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Whe trees die in the forrerst, they are usually not cut down or cleaned away, but left to rott. They are the foundation of a very diverse mushroom population in the forrest.
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When you walk between the trees you always have to be careful of falling wood. There are a lot broken branches hanging in the trees. During storms it is stricktly forbidden to enter this part of the forest.
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All are lovely - but the bottom three are my favourites.
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These are really really lovely :)
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Loved all of these, I have got a thing for trees around where I live there are lots of old woods
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Thanks a lot guys!
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Wish I could see the forest for the trees as you do. Beautiful.
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thanks for sharing and collecting these here, manuel. I think them inspiring and I hope to explore my own nearby forest some time soon. I glad I got a tripod before the move up north :)
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A wonderful collection here Manuel. Thanks for sharing. I must say #2 (Rohrberg,jpg) caught my eye and lead it around every bit of the photo. It is masterfully composed.
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I think 1st shot on 3rd set is my favourite
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I enjoy tree images and making images of them myself. You've done a nice job with these!