The European Green Belt is the largest ecological network system in the world. This border region, which divided Europe during the Cold War, now offers touching life stories, diverse culture and above all a unique landscape. I visited one of these places of the green belt last summer when I was on my photography trip in eastern Austria. Happily the nature at this special place is still intact and you can find several nice animals and beautiful landscapes.
I was happy to take some pictures of the emerald lizard there and also a lot of birds of prey and other birds can be found there. Also, the European wildcat still lives there in the forests, but unfortunately I couldn't take any pictures of it.
European green belt from above. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D5100 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Nikor 18-105mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F13 |
| Focal Length | 18 mm |
| Time | 04:41 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
We can be extremely happy that this region was preserved and the green belt is a very important region in europe where animal still can travel from north to south. Eventhough the Iron Curtain was probably a terrible thing for most europeans at least animals and the nature profited from this border and they still do. Thankfully there are nature reserves that protect these regions in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slowakia.
Austrian - Czech Border. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D5100 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Nikor 18-105mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/250 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F8 |
| Focal Length | 18 mm |
| Time | 06:45 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Austrian - Czech Border at the Thaya River. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D5100 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Nikor 18-105mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F13 |
| Focal Length | 18 mm |
| Time | 06:49 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Untouched nature at the green belt. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D5100 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Nikor 18-105mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F13 |
| Focal Length | 18 mm |
| Time | 06:51 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
Wonderful view. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D5100 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Nikor 18-105mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/500 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F13 |
| Focal Length | 18 mm |
| Time | 07:23 pm |
| ISO | 100 |
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