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Even a shadow has a shadow of its own

’s-Hertogenbosch · NL · 27.09.2026

Walking, I noticed that even a shadow has a shadow of its own. That changed a lot. It can fill the whole frame, and so much of us is still outside it. The yellow trail, five kilometres.

Rows of rivets on a steel beam of the bridge, the nearest ones in focus. — 1/2000 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 55 mm · −0.7 EV

The bridge’s steel truss runs into the distance under a bright sky. — 1/640 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 82 mm · −0.7 EV

A young shoot grows beside the bridge, with blurred steel behind. — 1/500 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 81 mm · −0.7 EV

The long, straight railway bridge runs to the horizon, with the sun low on the left. — 1/1600 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · −0.7 EV

A cracked, weathered plank up close. — 1/400 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −0.7 EV

The edge of the bridge above a lake full of birds, with woodland behind. — 1/800 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 · 69 mm · −0.7 EV

Rivets on the edge of the bridge, with blurred water beyond. — 1/320 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · 0 EV

The silhouette of a hand reaching toward the sun above the bridge. — 1/8000 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · −2.0 EV

The sun behind thin cloud above the dark lake, with the edge of the bridge in the corner. — 1/4000 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

Green leaves grow over the track beside a rusty rail. — 1/250 s · f/4 · ISO 125 · 67 mm · −1.0 EV

The sun breaks through a dark tree canopy. — 1/4000 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −1.0 EV

A reed against the sun. — 1/8000 s · f/5 · ISO 100 · 105 mm · −1.0 EV — This is the one I fell in love with. It was spontaneous: I caught this frame out of the corner of my eye and simply adjusted to the vision.

A meadow and a single blade of grass under the low sun. — 1/500 s · f/5.6 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

A sandy path seen from just above the ground. — 1/400 s · f/4 · ISO 100 · 24 mm · +0.3 EV

Berries on a twig in golden light. — 1/250 s · f/4 · ISO 500 · 105 mm · 0 EV — The least ripe one, in the middle, is sharp in the depth.

A fence woven from branches along a woodland path, with a leaf in the foreground. — 1/160 s · f/4 · ISO 1600 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

A cut branch covered in yellow lichen, its rings showing. — 1/250 s · f/4 · ISO 1600 · 105 mm · 0 EV

Dry thistle heads against a green meadow. — 1/250 s · f/4 · ISO 500 · 105 mm · 0 EV

A wooden post in warm evening light, surrounded by leaves. — 1/250 s · f/4 · ISO 640 · 48 mm · −1.0 EV

The mossy edge of a wooden boardwalk curves into the woods. — 1/200 s · f/4 · ISO 1600 · 24 mm · −1.0 EV

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