*Wed C&C (No Theme) Thread, Ed. 250 February/06/2013*

To my US Pacific NW eye, the picture is notable for subdued light, the pollard trees, and a lovely soft quality.   The light imparts a strong sense of place; I feel the stillness of air in which sounds carry surprisingly long distance.

Although my latitude is farther south (equivalent to Zurich, or Budapest) than The Netherlands,  winter light here also is lacking, though due as much to persistent cloud cover as latitude.

Pollard-trimmed trees of this size are not often seen here.  Whether because of the burdens of close maintenance or other reason such as our species not tolerating it, I don't know.   So for me, this picture has a slightly exotic, foreign look.

The composition is extremely attractive; human figures for scale are very beneficial.

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Zin