Ameland

[krt1]

A two-photo stitch of a little hamlet on the island of Ameland along Holland's north coast. I was in the area trying to connect with the landscape of my ancestors. I think this quaint community is actually fairly new.

Climate change and the resulting higher seas and larger storms pose an imminent threat to all of these sand barrier islands.

 

[5four]

love this one , could be a postcard.

 

[Genster]

Fantastic photo!

 

[Marcus E.]

Beautiful place. A very nicely done image.

 

[Athena]

Beautiful picture! Well done indeed .

 

[aydemiru]

other than " a little bit bright left side road " , fabulous

 

[Gab]

Nice picture and very nice place!

 

[krt1]

other than " a little bit bright left side road " , fabulous

Yes, aydemiru, quite right. That's a result of bumping up exposure, because it was actually a rainy, blustery day (as anyone in the low countries last summer will remember...).

Any hints as to controlling burnout like that? (I'm a newbie to PS).

Ken

 

[Gyl]

What a wonderful place and a very good photo too.
It could really disappear because of climate change?

 

[busch63]

Oh, Ameland. The Loveley Island where I spent two summer while I was Teen.
And your Photo brought instantly my Memories back.
Thanks for that.

 

[krt1]

Thanks, all.

Burkhard, lucky you actually spending time on these islands. I was there only 1 day and I fell in love (with the place; I already loved my wife). You were young, but did you get a chance to try the local spirits, Nobel? Incredible. I'll track down a photo.

I'm no expert on climate change, though my research is on community adaptation to climate change. But the IPCC is, and they present a slew of modeled estimates of sea level rise in this century, generally in the 0.3-1m range. Not a good recipe for barrier island stability, I'd guess.

Ken

 

[thelps]

That is a beautiful little settlement, nice and quiet I bet.
The photo is very well done, a great idea the stitch it works well and looks sharp and detailed to my eye.
Not to detract from the photo, perhaps a little blown on the left but nothing too dramatic, I initially assumed it was the sand or stone colour anyway.

I am curious, does the internet stretch to out to places like here? Do they have ADSL or other services?

 

[krt1]

Thelps, I do believe they have internet on these west Frisian islands. The Dutch very carefully plan for and preserve quaintness, but technology is embraced and well-integrated.

Here are a few more. Not especially good photos, but hopefully evocative for Burkhard. Even ordinary photos can do that.

Ken

 

[thelps]

Interesting to hear you tracing your Ancestors. I've been doing the same the last few months and found I have a lot of links going back through several family lines to Europe.
I have direct ancestors from the UK - (no surprise there) but many from Germany as well, Bremen was one location.
There is a French connection reputedly but I have no direct evidence just anecdotes at the moment.
I could drop family names but am a bit shy to.
My wife's side goes to UK and Isle of Mann. More to find out, its a lot of fun as it takes you places.

 

[tattee]

I'm in love with the place already! Very peaceful and quite community. THanks for sharing your pics!

I suppose people are herding sheep in this place? If they are, this makes it even more wonderful for me coz I'm planning to herd goats here in my farm.