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Receding snow front

by Marc 01/10/2026 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 2 Comments

While the first picture in the series “Buchholz in the Snow” focused on the shadows cast by the trees and only showed the receding snow front in the background, I really wanted to capture the receding snow front together with the beautiful blue sky. What could be more obvious than to create a panorama with a full view over the Kattenberg Nord residential area?

Here you can see our hiking trail between the fields in the foreground and the residential area, which we walk every lunchtime (when possible) for our 1000 steps after lunch.

Behind the white roofs and in front of the trees in the background is the street “Am Kattenberg.”

Happy New Year!

by Marc 01/03/2026 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 3 Comments

With this drone shot of Buchholz in the snow, I welcome everyone to 2026!

What a start to the year, even before my working week begins again, with the first weekend of the year surprising us with 25 cm of snow. And as is typical for a proper low-pressure system, there is a high-pressure area on the other side.

Shortly after we had a heavy snow shower with around 15 cm of fresh snow, the sun came out for an hour and lit up the landscape!

Cranes are taking flight!

by Marc 10/31/2025 | 3 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

An hour and a half after moonrise, the first cranes take flight. The sky is still glowing red from the thin cloud cover illuminated by the sun that has just risen.

The first groups of cranes appear and circle above the water. But you can also see individual birds warming up, as can be seen here in the background.

A short time later, I capture the picture of the day. Four cranes are already flying in formation, flapping their wings in sync and close together. They are slightly offset, as we can also observe high up in the sky. Here, however, I am looking at the group of birds from behind.

Early morning in the moor

by Marc 10/28/2025 | 1 BILD IM BLOGBEITRAG | No Comments

Thick clouds prevent us from seeing the sun, but the whole sky is glowing red. The color of the clouds is beautifully reflected in the water of the flooded moorland. If you look closely, you can see a large colony of cranes standing in the water below the trees on the right.

Moonrise in the moor

by Marc 10/25/2025 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 1 Comment

It was still nighttime, and the sky was getting more and more overcast, so that the stars were no longer visible when I hiked along the trail into the moor. When I reached the observation tower, I set up my camera equipment. The only lights on the horizon were the flashing warning lights of the wind turbines. I was already disappointed that everything was overcast when I suddenly noticed a bright light on the horizon in the southeast. White light. But it was difficult to make out through the cloud cover.

A few minutes later, the old moon — a few days before the new moon — could be seen as a thin crescent behind the clouds. I quickly switched to my telephoto lens and also to portrait format because I noticed the reflection of the moonlight in the water and wanted to capture it. The crescent moon stood out beautifully against the clouds, and the veil clouds also glowed around the moon.

It was only later that I noticed a colony of cranes standing in the water by the row of trees in the foreground.

Stream of Seppensen

by Marc 10/12/2025 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

Behind the grounds of the Golf Club Buchholz-Nordheide in the Seppensen district of Buchholz, the two streams from Steinbeck and Reindorf converge to form the Stream of Seppensen. While the Steinbach flows through a forest landscape for its last few kilometers, the first hundred meters of the Stream of Seppensen can be seen in an open field.

As rain clouds passed overhead, I was lucky that the sun illuminated the pasture and the greens of the golf club behind it so beautifully, making them shine in a vibrant green.

The fallen tree

by Marc 10/04/2025 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

A rather unspectacular sight in the old mill pond of Seppensen, close to my home. The old birch tree that used to stand on the small island in the pond fell into the water some time ago. Fortunately, the pond has since become a small biotope and the tree remains where it is.

In this state, it offers a slightly morbid sight against the green of the other trees on the pond bank.

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With this drone shot of Buchholz in the snow, I welcome everyone to 2026!