In 2015 Lac de Guerlédan is emptied because of inspection and maintenance. For a few months it is possible to walk on the dry bottom of the Lake.
A panorama image of the Lac de Guerlédan. Lake Guerlédan is an artificial lake in the centre of Brittany, France. Beginning in 1951, the Lake was regularly drained for repair, the last time being in 1985, revealing a hidden landscape of submerged locks and buildings. Modern technology will reduce this frequency but now the lake has been temporarily drained for the last time in a generation new maintenance access is being installed so that the dam's hydro-electric system can be checked without the need to drain.
It was not visible to the eye, but the camera was able to capture the Auroa Borealis, the Northern Lights in the Netherlands.
One of the small boats waiting for high tide on the coast of Bretagne, France. Because of the large difference between high and low tide, these boats are stuck on dry land twice a day.
A group of seals found a place to stay on a newly formed beach on the Dutch coast. A part of the Dutch dykes and beaches are being reinforced.
The Gorges du Verdon. Where the river Verdon flows through the European Grand Canyon. At the right the Lac de Sainte-Croix with (very small) the bridge as entrance to the Gorges. Panorama made from eight vertical photos.
A long exposure image at sunset with a typical fishing house on poles. The water is the Gironde, the estuary of the rivers Garonne and the Dordogne where they enter the Atlantic Ocean.
A typical fishing house (Carrelet) at the Gironde in France. Image shot close to sunset.
A typical fishing house (Carrelet) at the Gironde in France. Image shot close to sunset.
In 1921 the HMS Prince George ran aground on a Dutch beach. And it is still there.
The fields of flowers near Lisse, the home of the famous Keukenhof (an exhibition of millions of flowers). Just before sunset I found these pretty tulips!
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