Marjan Knippenberg Photography

Marjan Knippenberg Photography

@mlknippenberg.bsky.social

Based in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. I β™₯️ taking pictures of all kinds of things (mostly nature) and share beauty. Cropping is everything πŸ€™πŸΌ

1,584 Followers 637 Following 4,172 Posts Joined Feb 2025
22 hours ago

No problem, of course, Sabine. Thanks for letting me know πŸ™πŸΌ!

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Thanks, Robert πŸ™πŸΌ

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Thanks so much, Sabine πŸ˜ŠπŸ™πŸΌ

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Oh, you're forgiven allright. Wonderful name 🀣. Never seen anything like it, thanks for sharing β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸΌ

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In the tranquil moments before sunrise, the sky becomes a canvas of quiet wonder. A sun pillar, a rare optical phenomenon formed when sunlight reflects off millions of tiny hexagonal ice crystals drifting through the cold morning air, rises in a luminous vertical column from just below the horizon, stretching upward into the stillness like a whispered promise. The sky transitions in breathtaking gradients from deep violet and lavender at its crown, melting through soft rose and mauve into a warm, radiant amber glow at the horizon’s edge, where the hidden sun waits just out of sight.

Below, the dark silhouettes of conifers and a graceful weeping tree stand motionless and patient, as if holding their breath in reverence. A single contrail traces a quiet diagonal line across the glowing lower sky β€” the only trace of human life in an otherwise timeless scene.

There is something deeply hopeful about this image. The pillar of light rises not from storm or chaos, but from perfect cold clarity, a silent fanfare announcing that warmth and golden light are only moments away. It is a harbinger in the truest sense: serene, luminous, and certain. No matter how dark or purple the departing night, the light always finds its way back. This is a morning that begins with the confidence that it is going to be a beautiful day.

Harbinger of sunrise: a sun pillar, one of nature’s most ethereal gifts.
Good morning everyone, have a fabulous Friday!

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Sandwood Bay is quite possibly one of the finest beaches on the mainland, a good stroll to get there tooπŸ‘Œ

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1 week ago
The bend in the river has the crimson sun waffling through the mist as dormant greenery is dusted with frost enhancing its details.   The water is is calm and is reflecting as much of the world above as it can.

Everything awakens with the Suns’ encouragement πŸ“·πŸ•ŠοΈ …

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Tropical landscape composition with extended depth of field. Chromatic contrast between high-saturation vegetation and dark coastal sediments. Human scale in frontal approach over the tide line. Marine horizon with urban profile under direct solar illumination.

Where the sun meets the sea, the day begins in peace
#sunrise #today #earthpix #caribbean #oceanview #landscape #storytelling #luiscordobapharchive #art #photography

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What a special plant πŸ’šπŸ‘ŒπŸΌ

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A dark sunset picture with silhouetted pinetrees at the left and a still fen with sunlight and trees reflected at the right. The sun leaves the sky with soft yellows tones turning to darkness higher up.

#photography #nature #landscape #fens #sunset #ECK

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3 days ago

Might also be fit for #palacesandgardens #aboveandbelow

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Stairs inside the arch where the Last Post is held every night to remember fallen soldiers in WOI. Wreaths made out of poppies are placed at the top of the stairs in lovely light coming from stairs on the left and right of them, outside the frame.

#urbangaze #streetphotography #ypres #ieper #belgium #lastpost

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Photography is an art which brings you in contact with the universe. You must encounter the world as it is, not how you imagine it to be, and continue looking. If you return to a spot more than once, it will be different every time. #naturephotographers #photographersofbluesky #photography

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4 days ago

Thank you so much, Audrey πŸ™πŸΌπŸ«ΆπŸΌ

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This has a similar feelβ€”at a friend’s cabin on #LakeAbanakee in the #Adirondacks

#photography #bluehour

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5 days ago
A dark sunset behind a fen, with some small striped clouds brightly lit by the sun that has just set in an otherwise dark sky. A wide pinetree is reflected in the still water. As is a treeline.

What a gift β™₯️

#photography #nature #landscape #fens #sunset #ECK #eastcoastkin #gift

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1 week ago
A pre-dawn clear sky over the ocean horizon draws a straight line across the image, divided into light and dark. Below,  dim features on the plains below are only hinted at in the darkness, while the sky runs the gamut from deep burnt orange through to mid blue. A single tree in silhouette fills the frame on the right, while a few hanging leaves alternate the focus above from infinity to here. An infinite horizon.

Good Morning!
Bald Knob infinite horizon 054220

#photography #landscape #abstract #sunrise #minimal #gift #EastCoastKin

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6 days ago

Thank you β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸΌ

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Orange sunset with wispy clouds over West Field

Sunset Ireland - View from my office window tonight... orange sunset behind the trees in West Field, Galway, Ireland #Sunset #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #IrishSunset #SkyScape #Photography

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6 days ago
A forest with bare trees in the background. The morning sun pushes through the fog at the right, illuminating some branches with brown leaves on the ground.

#photography #nature #landscape #forest #fog #eastcoastkin #sunrise

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A dark sunset behind a fen, with just some soft pink striped clouds where the sun has set. Some silhouetted trees reflected in the water.

#photography #nature #landscape #sunset #fens #coloraday #pinkmon

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1 week ago

Thanks, Sally β˜ΊοΈπŸ™πŸΌ

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Love those too, thank you πŸ€—πŸ™πŸΌ

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Thank you, Robert πŸ™πŸΌ. Wonderful!

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Thanks, Alina πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ

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The sky is covered in broad, unstructured sweeps of pink and yellow cloud alternating with blue sky. Below, the plains are still dark with the notable exception of a large lake which reflects the sky, forming a bright patch in the darkness. Eucalypt silhouettes frame the picture across the top and to the left and below.

Good Morning!
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May your light and happiness be reflected 🧑
#photography #landscape #sunrise #BaldKnob #gift #EastCoastKin

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A silhouetted swan creating circles on still waters at a bright yellow sunset.

#photography #nature #landscape #sunset #swanday #stunday #eastcoastkin

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Wonderful. Thank you so much!

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Thank you!

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