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Jurrassic reserve

This collection of images is the direct consequence of the spring 2020 lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. During this period, in France, we were only allowed to go out one hour per day within a radius of 1 km from our homes. I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Nature Reserve of Hettange Grande while respecting these two constraints!

At that time, I had completely overlooked the photographic potential of this former sandstone quarry, only 6 hectares in size, after which the Hettangian, the oldest period of the Jurassic, was named. Having no other place to practice photography during the lockdown, I eventually ended up spending countless hours there, returning almost daily for several weeks, exploring every corner, studying the light at different times of the day, looking for the best angle for each subject... and making thousands of images.

Sometimes not having an option can end up being the best option. Had I had the possibility to move around farther, this collection would have probably never existed. I hope you will enjoy seeing the results of my unexpected romance with my illustrious neighbor, the Jurassic Reserve of Hettange-Grande!

March 2021
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Thumbnail for photo: Goat willows 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Goat willows 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Pedestrian path 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Pedestrian path 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Common hornbean and cherry tree, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Coloured tree, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Bended hornbeam, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming Cherry tree 3, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Crawling goat willow, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming Cherry tree 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming apple tree, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming cherry tree 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming Cherry tree 4, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming Cherry tree 5, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming mirabelle tree, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Old oak tree 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Old oak tree 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Oak tree branches, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Ivy on tree trunk, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Great mullein and cloud, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Twin birch tree 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Twin birch tree 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Twin birch tree, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Blooming trees, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Acacia and rocks, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Trees growing on the quarry working face, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Quarry working face 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
Thumbnail for photo: Pioneer grassland, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Frosted pioneer grassland, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Balls of moss on rock, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Maidenhair spleenwort 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Maidenhair spleenwort 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Ivy and moss, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Star-shaped moss, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Stonecrop 3, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Euphorbia 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Euphorbia 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Stonecrop 1, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Stonecrop 2, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2021
Thumbnail for photo: Great mullein in the sunset, Nature reserve of Hettange Grande, 2020
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