A jaunt around Brocéliande with a women who gets misty-eyed for fog

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Une route embrumée de la forêt de Brocéliande
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Reading time: 0 minPublished on 16 November 2023, updated on 15 April 2024

The Forest of Brocéliande is a distant dream for some... But for Alice Bertrand, a photographer with a passion for mist, it’s home.

Les fougères roussissent pendant l'automne
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The forest is always beautiful, but autumn is my favourite season. Everything changes colour before hibernating for the winter.

Les arbres de la forêt de Brocéliande au petit matin
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The ferns burst into flames, but the pines stay ever green. They only let through a few rays of the pale morning sun. The perfect light for my kind of photography!

Alain et ses chevaux tirent les troncs coupés par les bûcherons
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Not everyone sleeps through winter: some of us have to work! Like Alain here, a specialist in horse-drawn hauling, and a real character! He tells anyone who will listen why horses are the best way to haul.

Le cheval de débardage est un animal robuste
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Horses can go anywhere, easily negotiating the forest.

Depuis les landes désertes, Amandine contemple Brocéliande
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My friend Amandine and I like to walk the heath in winter. We love it: there’s not a soul for miles and it’s great for photos.

La bruyère couvre les landes de la forêt bretonne
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Heather is one of the typical heathland plants. Its flowers are tiny but its warm colours are so photogenic!

Les biscuits sur la table après la balade
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Amandine is full of good ideas. She decided to bake some Amaretti. They’re shockingly sweet but so, so good! She knows me too well...

Les étangs de la forêt de Brocéliane sous la brume
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Brocéliande also has its share of ponds, and this one is my favourite. I pass it every morning and it never looks the same two days in a row! In this one it's sleeping, misty and monochrome. A perfect film set, don’t you think?

By 爱丽丝·贝特朗(Alice Bertrand)

Alice Bertrand, a French photographer in France and the UK. She likes mist, the countryside, and milk chocolate... [https://www.instagram.com/je_prefere_la_brume/](https://www.instagram.com/je_prefere_la_brume/)