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It had been a while since the last time I got up and out very early. A chilly night had been forecasted with good chances for morning fog, so a good day to rise and shine early. I decided to revisit the Bluethroats and see if I could photograph them against the sun in foggy […]
With the first obvious signs of spring, male Bluethroats (Luscinia svecica, Blauwborst) return from the wintering grounds and start to form and defend a territory. This goes with a great display of song and colors, but only during a week or two. I can never resist to try and photograph these beautiful birds and this […]
It’s the most beautiful time of year again! Temperatures are rising, birds are in love and all kinds of delicate flowers peep out of the ground and reach for the sun. I had figured out several plans for photography last weekend, but was not able to execute anyone of them because an unwilling muscle in my back […]
Just back from Iceland, I received a message that the Moor Frogs (Rana arvalis; Heikikker) had emerged from their winter dwellings and had started their annual activities: the males turn blue and make strange popping sounds to attract a female. As I had an enormous load of Iceland images to work through and the camera […]
Back from an amazing 8-day trip to Iceland with fellow nature photographer Andrew George. We started with not so interesting weather for photography, but along the way it got from better to perfect. Stormy skies and hailstorms on the black beaches of Vik, snowy lavafields on the road to the Jökulsárlon, beautiful sunrises and sunsets at the […]
Here’s another one from last week when I spent the majority of the morning with a small clump of Bristly Haircap (Polytrichum piliferum, Ruig Haarmos). This one was shot lying flat on the ground and with extension tubes and a converter used to be able to focus closer and obtain even more magnification. The larger […]