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St. Laurentius and St. Vincentius in Backemoor

St. Laurentius and St. Vincentius Church Backemoor

by Marc 07/06/2024 | 2 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

I was particularly taken with the interesting light on the slate-covered roof of the apse of the church in Backemoor. From glistening light on one side to dark black on the other.

Backemoor’s church of St. Laurentius and St. Vincentius dates back to an apse church that was built in the first half of the 13^th century at the meeting place of the councillors from the entire Overledingerland. In the 15^th century, the west tower was added to the church. The nave was shortened slightly and the old portals were walled up — two in the south and one in the north. The thick walls, embrasures and a chimney on the west tower indicate that it was used as a defensive tower. The entrance has since been located in the tower basement.

Source: Wikipedia

On the other hand, I hadn’t expected to find such a massive church in this small town with just over 480 inhabitants. read more or write a comment …

Hedgerows near Backemoor

by Marc 06/29/2024 | 2 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

Previously, I had already reported on the hedgerows as a typical cultural landscape of East Frisia. As I was so often out and about in the countryside near Backemoor, I decided to show these small fields, framed by stately old oak trees, from above. This was the only way to clearly see how they stretch around the villages and access roads.

On the cover picture of the article you can see the small village in the background on the left. But you can also clearly see how open fields lie between the villages further to the right. I have captured this a little more clearly in a second picture. read more or write a comment …

East Frisian hedgerows

by Marc 06/23/2024 | 2 IMAGES IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

Hedgerows are an integral part of our East Frisian cultural landscape, whose origins go back over 1000 years. They shape the landscape, protect against wind erosion, mark boundaries and are a habitat, refuge and food source for hundreds of animal species, some of which are threatened with extinction.

The development of hedgerows

Sunset over Holter Hammrich

by Marc 06/15/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

In East Frisia, the term Hammrich stands for lowland used as meadow or pasture in the transition from the Geest to the Marsch. It is a typical East Frisian landscape that is criss-crossed by small bodies of water. The Holter Hammrich lies north of the small village of Holte on the banks of the River Leda. read more or write a comment …

Sunset over the cornfield

by Marc 05/05/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

This is the first smartphone picture I’ve shown on my blog. I can now shoot in high resolution and especially in RAW so that I can capture beautiful lighting moods at any time with the camera in my pocket and still be able to edit them with my image processing procedure.

I had this lighting mood on one of my evening walks along the Meilsen fields. I love it when clouds take on a strong yellow color, but at the same time allow a view of the turquoise sky. The last time I had this was a few years ago — admittedly much more dramatically — at Flensburg Fjord.

Apple blossoms shortly before opening

by Marc 04/28/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | 2 Comments

Nature photography in your own garden begins again. Now that the first crocuses have long since faded, the apple tree is getting ready to provide food for the insects. This year I tried to show other flowers in the background as a splash of color. Did I succeed, unlike in previous photos?

In any case, I liked the color of the not yet blossomed flowers in the warm morning light.

From North

by Marc 04/14/2024 | 1 IMAGE IN THE BLOG POST | No Comments

On our cycle tours through the Nordheide, we are always discovering new paths. Sometimes we just take familiar paths in the opposite direction, as happened on this day when we were cycling through a forest path coming from the north.

We hadn’t noticed the knobby trees at the side of the path before, but when we saw the north side of the trees, they were covered in moss! What a great sight, with the moss glowing bright green in the sunlight!

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The development of hedgerows