Winter Silence in the Woods
Weekly favourite photo - 16/02/2025
I love this photo because it portrays the stillness and quietness that sometimes occurs in woods on calm winter days.
In other seasons woods are never so quiet. There is birdsong, which is of course beautiful, and the slightest breeze causes rustling in the leaves and branches.
Walking in woods in winter is a totally different experience. The silence can be almost eerie. But for someone like me who finds constant noise stressful it can be magical and therapeutic.
I took this photo in Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire, England, on a very calm late winter morning.
Technical Information
Camera: Olympus E-M1 MarkII
Lens: Olympus 12-45 Pro
Aperture: f8
Shutter speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 400
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Love the reflection in the puddle.
There is something so calming about a quiet wood in Winter