Nature

Winter landscape in the French Alps

A beautiful Winter mountain scene, shot at Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, France

Mountain stream Doriaz, Savoie

The Doriaz is a mountain stream, located in the Savoie, having as source a huge hole in one of the mountain peaks.

Sunset Les Saintes Maries de la Mer

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Gorgeous living water sculpture created by a mountain stream

Scenic view of the impressive waterfall created when the French mountain stream, Grenand, exits its deep canyon

Devil-in-the-Bush

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Chamrousse

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Cascade Glandon

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Chapel at sunset

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Chambaran sunset

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Chateau de Vizille

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Snowberries at sunset

The snowberry is the only berry that can be found in Winter, and is loved by many bird species. In the image the berries were photographed against a background, showing the last minute of the sunset.

Sunset at De Wijers, Belgium

De Wijers is a unique Natura 2000 area in the province of Limburg, Belgium, counting 1.175 ponds. All those ponds add up to 700ha of water and reed, which is the equivalent of 1400 football courts. The area offers a home to many rare plants and animals.

Bruyant mountain stream in the French Vercors mountain range

A scenic canyon in which the wild Bruyant mountain stream flows, shown in Winter.

Spring view in the Alps

Image taken in Allemond, a town in the French Isère, located in the heart of the Oisans, in the Eau d'Olle valley. The village of about 1000 inhabitants lies at the foot of the Belledonne, just across the Grandes Rousses massif which one has a magnificent view. Created in the Middle Ages, the village was once turned to agriculture and livestock. After extensive mining activity, it is now focused entirely on tourism, winter and summer. On Lake Verney, Allemond offers a natural and enchanting visitors in search of outdoor activities.

Gorge du Bruyant

Image taken in the Bruyant river canyon, located in the French Vercors department. A heavily swollen mountain stream because of the melt, and having its source within the limestone rock at 1100 m (3500 ft) altitude.

Sunset at the Mediterranean

A beautiful sunset at the Mediterranean, showing violent waves highlighted by the relaxing sunset light.

Calanque de Port Pin

Modern day calanques along the Mediterranean Sea are steep-sided valleys that the Holocene (Flandrian) marine transgression partially submerged to form cliff-edged inlets. These valleys were either incised by rivers or created by cave collapse as karstic dry valleys when sea level was lower than present. The Calanque port pin is one of the most beautiful Calanques, as it is lined with pine trees and has a sandy beach.

Sunset at the Mediterranean coast

A scenic sunset at the Mediterranean, near Cassis, Provence

Majestic natural castle

Photographed at the Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval, located in the Haute-Savoie, French Alps. Is an immense corrie of two kilometres in diameter delimited by imposing limestone cliffs from which spring many waterfalls. There are about 30, that one can admire in spring when the snow melts. The Fer-à-Cheval is part of a nature reserve, and it is not uncommon to discover, clinging to the vertiginous cliffs, several ibexes, as well as marmots that warm themselves in the sun down in the valley. Pic de Tenneverge (2989 m - 10,000 ft) and Tour du Prazon (2929 m - 10,000 ft) dominates the hiker during the greater part of the itinerary.

Lac du Pontet

Mountain lake in the Haute-Alpes, High Alps, located at 2000 meters (6500 ft), above the tree line. The area offers impressive views of the surrounding mountain peaks, and also wildlife is not excluded. Find marmots sun bading, vultures, royal eagles, and many more. In Spring also many gorgeous wildflowers can be found, such as the rare and protected Edelweiss.