this was a trip to an primeval oak forrest called "Reinhardswald" being situated in a corner of 3 states Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Niedersachsen. Several hiking trails partly on wooden planks are leading through a unique, protected treasure of 200 acres of oak tree forrest. This place will be revisited when the foliage will be gone.
The Elmarit 60 mm macro lens was mounted on a tripod, with a lens stop about 8 and a low shutterspeed approx. from 1/25 - 0/08 at 100 ISO. Theese trees are so big and spacious that one has to work with a stopped down lens to get a good depth of field.
I hope it to be pleasant walk and thanks for taking time and viewing.
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a cathedral like appearance
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this whole seemed to be quite eerie, could have served for anything. The roots are shaped like an elephant's foot.
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a trunk blocking the way
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like mammoth's tooth
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here a lighning struck and the black smoked bark is still recognizable