Wehebachtalsperre, Germany

The Wehebachdam in Germany in the municipality of Hurtgenwald is the third largest and probably the most original dam in the northern part of the Eifel. It offers hikers a variety of hiking trails and a spectacular way to experience water. It is easy to reach from the towns. The Wehebach dam has been operated since 1983 and became a building for flooding and drinking and industrial water supplies.

There are strict protection rules. For this reason some area in and around the dam are fenced off, and are not reachable at all. This means that the nature can develop undisturbed.

This is a drone photo looking north, with the water extraction tower in the bottom left.

The reservoir of the Wehebachtalsperre has three arms: in the west the valley of the red Wehebach, in the east the valley of the Wehebach (also called white Wehe) and in west-east axis the valley of the Thönbach

Before getting to the actual reservoir and dam I stumbled upon this little forest stream. Which was beautifully lit with some warm and just gorgeous light. So I did spend some time there shooting some typical long exposure shots and smoothing out the water in the forest stream.

Beautiful forest stream on the way to the reservoir/dam. Well worth a little stop.

For these long exposure photographs I have used Kase Filters. The K9 kit paired with the magnetic CPL, and a ND1000 for longer exposure times in the bright daylight. Find out more about Kase filter by clicking the logo

 
 

So after spending some time at this little stream, and after completing the hike I reached the reservoir.
A view over the barrier and parts of the lake is offered by an elevated vantage point directly at the dam. The only recreational activities allowed are hiking and cycling, as the lake is not open for water sports due to its character as a drinking water reservoir. Due to its location in a densely wooded area, the reservoir offers the opportunity for mainly ornithological nature observations.

Long exposure shot of the reservoir with the water extraction tower in it.

Another long exposure shot of the reservoir. It was quite windy, so the movement in the sky really helped getting this cool effect.

Since October 2011, a through-flow turbine with a nominal output of 0.053 MW has been operated for energy recovery. It is located in the outlet structure of the dam. With a flow rate of 100 to 200 litres per second, the annual consumption of up to 100 households can be covered

Here’s a few extra shots that I took at this beautiful spot. Nice forests surrounding this reservoir.
Again, make sure to click them to see them in their original size, and in a bigger size.

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Too late for sunset.

I didn't expect to get away with a decent shot yesterday evening. Because I arrived to this local spot a little bit to late. Right after sunset. I though all color and detail in the sky was gone by the time I was there.

De Beegderheide. Probaly my favorite landscape location close to home.

Rushing out of the car getting all my gear ready, I didn't even look up the sky that much. Because I was, yeah rushing myself. As soon when I had me gear ready to go I started walking towards the waterfront, and actually really came to a sudden halt. Wow!!
How wrong was I? There was still quite some drama up in the sky! This fine image is the result of my amazement and awe admiration for gorgeous sunsets during sunset. Or in this case, a little bit after, haha.

Tech: Nikon D500 & Nikon 17-55mm F2.8 ED DX

Sunrise at the Boschmolenplas

This past weekend I had one of those nights again, where I couldn't get any sleep at night. My mind just keeps racing. So what I needed was to go out, that always makes me calm and takes away a bit from all the things that are going on in my head haha. 6 am and I am at this lake. Catching the sunrise, there's not much more to the story! I loved going out, and after coming back I had a little nap and slept like a baby. So there you go, this shows once more that clearing your head in nature is a very nice thing to be able to do.

Have a look at the shots right here, and I also shot a video for this trip. Check it out!
(Yes I notice how I often I mention how tired I am in this video, forgive me, I was so knackered)

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Out and About 3: Großer De-Witt-See & Ferkensbruch

With the weekend in front of me I decided to end my week with a nice little outdoor photo session. I was going to have to drive a bit for work anyways, so why not make a little detour on the way home and take my camera gear with me? Right? Right! I had been scouting Google Maps for a little bit the past few days for nice locations in Germany, just across the border. My recent trip to the Krickenbecker Seen in Hombergen got me going to find more similar places.

So in doing so I came across two places pretty close to each other that might make interesting photo locations. I am talking about the Großer De-Witt-See & Ferkensbruch. Both situated close to Lobberich in North Rhine Westphalia. Lobberich is situated some 15 minutes away from Venlo, The Netherlands. So really, this place is around the corner. I love living close to other countries. So much.

I found the Großer De-Witt-See quite nice. Calm little lake with lots of nature around it. 
This resulted in me shooting a nice set of photographs of the place. Have a look at the gallery below. (Click the images to see them in full size)

Ferkensbruch was a little bit disappointing, small, not much nice viewpoints over the water and a little bit of a boring place. You can't win them all. I do have one nice photo from that place though. All in all not a bad way to start my weekend, and being able to enjoy the outdoors like this is really all that counts anyways.

Ferkensbruch. 

Ferkensbruch. 

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