Abstract & Macro
My third attempt with the foxes was even worse than the second. This time, I did not get to see anything remotely foxy. I had brought a portable hide instead of the camocloth to conceal my every movement. I guess they were just at another location for the morning. Another person told me the foxes […]
The titel refers to the debut album (1995) by Australian rockband Silverchair. Music I grew up with and recently ‘rediscovered’ and thus added to my iPod. Check ‘m out! I went back to the inquisitive little foxes, but this time they were smarter than I was. I had put out a little bait and waited […]
Just to keep you busy during my stay in South Africa, here’s an image of some time ago of a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale, Paardenbloem). Considered by most people as just a weed, I think the Dandelion offers millions of possibilities for all kinds of interesting images. In the flowering phase, they are just flowers, but […]
Damn, a Damselfly. More specifically a magnicifent Willow Emerald Damselfly (Lestes viridis, Houtpantserjuffer). A beautiful subject and I do like the photograph, but it is not what I had intented to photograph last weekend. The plan was to spend three early mornings and two evenings with the fox family. After a fruitless early morning on […]
— Extra Newsflash — I am proud to announce that my abstract image of a dewy spiderweb in front of a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria, Vliegenzwam) has been awarded a Highly Commended at the 2011 Glanzlichter awards in Germany in the ‘Nature as Art’ category. This image from 2009 has long been one of my own […]
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 […]