border trees

Thanks a lot for the many dear visits and comments on yesterday's picture! If you follow the path, you will come to the Czech Republic in about an hour. The trees on the current picture line this border. Up to three decades ago, the "Iron Curtain" run there, a border fiercely guarded by the countries of the former Eastern bloc. Today it is peaceful.

Böhmerwald, Upper Austria.

[Joanna kate]

Like how the tree outline stands out

[Carole G]

Looks bitterly cold and quite foreboding, although I suspect less so than 30 years ago

[Margo]

I like the picture

[Lynda McG]

Beautiful! Fav

[Jorlam]

The trees are standing like sentinels as they mark out man's old imagined, but non-existent, border. This image has an air of desolation as well as the natural beauty of the environment.

[Chillen]

Your scene evokes the historical picture - the lightness of the foreground representing Austria's freedom. Looming over is the darkness of the repression behind the Iron Curtain.

[tony gig]

Beautiful capture Jerome...Fav

[Clare Gadsby]

fabulous crop jerome. love those snowy spikes against the sky

[Lee]

A very nice panorama shot, and your information adds interest to it.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Beautiful view

[Scott Houston]

A gentle tree curtain. Really nice, Jerome -- lovely work.

[Lou Ann]

You can feel the frost. A lovely pano.

[Gosia]

Seems so peaceful.

[Karly]

Really love this panorama - so beautiful. The green tint on the snow and in the trees against the dark sky is just stunning!

[Camille Bisson]

stunning capture and those trees really do look as though they are standing guard

[haskar]

Beautiful! Fav

[Jennifer]

Great shot and edit. very effective

[Uma]

Lovely panorama, I really like the bruised color of the sky.

[Shy Abel]

Stunning

[Shady]

terrifically easy fav

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful panoramic shot.

[Dyan Stevens]

The trees really stand out against that dark background.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Peaceful, and beautiful. Gorgeous capture.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent as always

[Paul]

Gorgeous :)

[Islandgirl]

Beautiful and love the comp!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

beautiful

[Jerome]

@joannakate @yorkshirekiwi @777margo @lyndamcg @jorlam @chillen @tonygig @pistache @gamelee @shepherdmanswife @scotthouston @louannwarren @gosia @365karly1 @catsmeowb @haskar @jesperani @illumaneight @shylaine3304 @theboxmanreturns @mittens @dyanstevens @lyndemc @graemestevens @paul10 @radiogirl@overalvandaan
Thank you all for your so nice comments!
This location makes me commemorate the many people who died because they escaped from inhumanity.

[Joan Robillard]

Beautiful

[Call me Joe]

💜

[Marnie]

Living in a country with no land borders I'm always intrigued by them. Love the shot.

[Jane Pittenger]

So glad that trees rather than the iron curtain rein strong now. They look wonderfully peaceful

[Milanie]

Absolutely remarkable - the shot - the history - the meaning behind the scene. You have opened up so much to so many of us, Jerome. Fav

[Joe Gadsby]

Fantastic shot, so simple and beautiful

[Caroline]

Iron curtain indeed! Beautiful curtain / wall of tree against a beautifully dark blue sky... Superb!

[Jerome]

@joansmor @joemuli @golftragic @jgpittenger @milaniet @gadsbar @kerosene Thank you so much for your kind comments!

[Jerome]

@jgpittenger I am also very, very glad about it.

[Jerome]

@milaniet Thank you, so nice! Your words touch me very much.

[Jerome]

@kerosene When I walk past these trees, I think of the many people who died here - died because they wanted to escape from an inhuman regime. Peace, freedom, open hearts... I wish this very much.
Thank you, Caroline.