Evening Falls

Waves arrive in silence
light shatters into darkness
the night opens her eyes

The enormous diversity of colors of sunrises and sunsets and the completely different atmospheres they create, fascinate me.

The sunsets over the North Sea and the coastal area of western North Jutland, especially in autumn and winter, are famous for their magical Nordic color palette: a fascinating monologue of the sun from the first to the last second.

But also in many other locations and in other seasons, I have photographed sunrise and sunset to express the emotion they evoked in me.

Golden Silence (partial)

Golden Silence (top, partial)

Golden Silence (top, partial)

Nordic Sunset (6) - Sunset above the Limfjord near the town of Amtoft, on the borders of the Limfjord, Denmark. - Surrealistic fine art photography by Jacob Berghoef

Nordic Sunset (6)

A very cold evening, there is no wind. Above the calm waters of the fjord, the sky is clear. Quiet your mind and enjoy the intense colors of a Nordic sunset.

SUNSET OVER THE LIMFJORD, THY REGION, DENMARK 

Nordic Sunset (7) - Surrealistic Impressionistic fine art photography by Jacob Berghoef - Sunset above the Limfjord, Denmark

Nordic Sunset (7)

A cold evening, a light breeze. Above the calm waters of the fjord, slowly drifting cloud patches color along with the weakening sunlight.

SUNSET ABOVE THE LIMFJORD, KOBBERØ, THY REGION, DENMARK

A Frisky Flirt For a brief moment, the frisky pastel colors flirt with the passing clouds The coastal strip in the part of Denmark where I live is known for the beautiful Nordic light. The sunsets over the North Sea and the lakes in autumn and winter are magical, at least: if there is not too much cloud cover. When I made the photo for this artwork, the conditions were perfect: a humid atmosphere and veil clouds. The light changes rapidly, and so do the colors. In a frisky dance they flirt with the passing clouds…

A Frisky Flirt

For a brief moment,
the frisky pastel colors flirt
with the passing clouds

The light changes rapidly, and so do the colors. In a frisky dance they flirt with the passing clouds…

SUNSET ABOVE THE LIMFJORD, THY REGION, DENMARK 

Digital artwork

Sunset Without Limits - Transformed photo, Sunset over the North Sea, as seen from the hamlet where I lived in North Jutland, Denmark. - Surrealistic fine art sunset photography by Jacob Berghoef

Sunset Without Limits

When are we most fascinated by a sunset? For many people, it is when the sky is colored in saturated, vibrant colors….

Realizing this, I set to work on the sunset I made a few years ago on the coast of North Jutland…. Looking for the limits, meanwhile actually hoping never to find them….

Digital artwork

Shattered Evening - - Transformed photo, Sunset over the North Sea, as seen from the hamlet where I lived in North Jutland, Denmark. - Surrealistic fine art sunset photography by Jacob Berghoef

Shattered Evening

A quiet autumn evening, a gentle breeze caresses
our faces. Together on the beach and together in love
with the sea. The evening shatters into colorful wandering
fragments as soon as the horizon swallows the sun.

Digital artwork

Wish - Surrealistic fine art photography

Wish

When I see
the colors of the sunset
the sparkles on the water
waves finding rest on the shore...
I no longer wish. I am

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA NEAR AGGER, THY REGION, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

Mirror of light

Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness

NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION

Goodnight Kisses - Abstract realistic fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Goodnight Kisses

A sigh is heard over still waters,
when the sun kisses the earth
at the beginning of a quiet night

SUNSET ABOVE NATURE RESERVE AGGER TANGE, DENMARK

Evening Sky Lullaby - Surrealistic impressionistic fine art seascape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Evening Sky Lullaby

The waves softly sing
their lullaby on the shore
The evening sky answers
in colors that die in the sand

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA, SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF AGGER, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

Summer Sunset (6) - It never ceases to amaze me: every sunset has a different color palette. From vivid and bold, to fragile and pastel. Sunset above the North Sea as seen from the fields next to our house - Surrealistic impressionism, fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Summer Sunset (6)

It never ceases to amaze me: every sunset has a different color palette. From vivid and bold, to fragile and pastel...

SUNSET EBOVE THE NORTH SEA, SEEN FROM KOBBERØ, DENMARK

Burning Sunset (3) - Abstract realistic fine art landscape photography

Burning Sunset (3)

In a burning sunset,
the last breath of the day
welcomes the night

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA AS SEEN FROM KOBBERØ, DENMARK

Nordic Sunset (2) - Expressionistic fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Nordic Sunset (2)

It is cold, the sky is clear and the meadows are frozen. The ideal conditions under which a Nordic sunset shows itself in all its splendor.

SUNSET ABOVE THE FIELDS AND LIMFJORD, DENMARK

Mirror of light

Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness

NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION

Submerged - A beautiful autumn evening, enjoying a sunset over the sea and looking at the surf, it's as if the foam of the breaking waves brings the colors to land, where they then submerge in the cool, wet sand.   - Abstract realistic fine art seascape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Submerged

A beautiful autumn evening, enjoying a sunset over the sea and looking at the surf, it's as if the foam of the breaking waves brings the colors to land, where they then submerge in the cool, wet sand.

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

Fading Day - Abstract realistic fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Fading Day

Wavy fields in sundown -
Colorful dreams of the fading day
flowing over the horizon

SUNSET ABOVE THE FIELDS NEAR THE HAMLET KOBBERØ, DENMARK

Birth Of The Night - A firing sunset above a lake in a nature reserve in The Netherlands - Abstract realistic fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Birth Of The Night

In the fire of the sunset,
the day dies
for the night to be born

NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE EN HATERTSE VENNEN NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS

Poem For The Night - Abstract realistic fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Poem For The Night

The dying sun
colors the sky with a poem
to welcome the night

A quiet winter evening in a swampy area. The sun sets behind the trees and colors the sky as if it was on fire. A poem to welcome the night.

NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE EN HATERTSE VENNEN NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS

A Balmy Summer Night - A lovely, warm summer evening. The sun is down, a soft breathing brings down delicate colors on the sea. – Surrealistic impressionism - fine art seascape photography by Jacob Berghoef

A Balmy Summer Night

A balmy breathing
Tender colors descend
over the evening

A lovely, warm summer evening. The sun is down, a soft breathing brings down delicate colors on the sea.

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

Mirror of light

Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness

NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION

Beyond A Dream - Sunset above the North Sea - Abstract realistic fine art sunset photography by Jacob Berghoef

Beyond A Dream

When I use relatively fast movements to photograph a sunset with a rich color palette and a wide variety in brightness, my camera often struggles to keep up with me and come up with a good image every time. And that results in a large number of failed photos.
But then, what is good, what is failure... ;)

Beyond a dream...

SUNSET ABOVE THE NORTH SEA, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

Shattered Light

Shattered Light

Waves arrive in silence
light shatters into darkness
the night opens her eyes

THE NORTH SEA, NORTH OF THE TOWN OF AGGER, DENMARK

Winter Sunset (8) - Sometimes the colors of a sunset are so intense that you never forget that evening and it warms you inside, no matter how cold it is outside. This sunset over the Limfjord is one in that category. - Abstract realistic fine art seascape photography by Jacob Berghoef

Winter Sunset (8)

This evening
the last light is warming
lonely hearts

Sometimes the colors of a sunset are so intense that you never forget that evening and it warms you inside, no matter how cold it is outside. This sunset over the Limfjord is one in that category.

SUNSET ABOVE THE LIMFJORD, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

The Evening Arrives In A Whisper - At the end of a cold and bright winter day, the silence in this marshy nature reserve is enhanced by the gentle murmur of the surf, just behind the dunes. - Surrealistic impressionism, fine art landscape photography by Jacob Berghoef

The Evening Arrives In A Whisper

In the waning sunlight
The fragrance of the sea
and an evening whispers

At the end of a cold and bright winter day, the silence in this marshy nature reserve is enhanced by the gentle murmur of the surf, just behind the dunes.
The evening arrives in a whisper....

SUNSET ABOVE NATURE RESERVE AGGER TANGE, THY REGION, NORTH JUTLAND, DENMARK

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