Landscapes
At the end of April, we spent a week in the Austrian Alps in Osttirol. The view from our cosy farm accommodation was wonderful and we never ventured far. And even if we had wanted to, we couldn’t. It appeared to be sort of an off-season, between the end of the skiing season and start of […]
Me, I’m not much of a summer enthousiast. As soon as temperatures rise above 25 degrees Celcius, I start to long for coolness. And whenever we reach the 30 mark, I sort of stop functioning altogether. Also, this time of year nature does not look its best. At least in my humble opinion. Thick, dark greens […]
A whole day was spent outside, that one day, the first in two years, we had heavy snowfall. I went out when it was still dark and had to use the carlights to be able to focus the camera for the first hour. When taking pictures in the heavy snowfall and even heavier winds, I […]
After last week’s post of a few inches of Ardenne Water, here’s the broader view of one of the many picturesque forest streams in the area. It had rained the day before, and it was cloudy when we were there. Perfect for nicely saturated autumn colors without any disturbing reflections anywhere. Of course, a polarizer […]
The colors of the flowering heather are rapidly fading now with the change of season. A whole range of new subjects is knocking on the door, and the sound is so loud that I cannot resist the urge to go on and leave the heather alone. Here is a final result from this past season. […]
Over the past few weeks, I spent a handful of mornings at my 2014 playground to photograph the flowering heather. I timed my choice of mornings to coincide with the best weather conditions possible. That means flowering heather, mist and possibly some high clouds. The only time I experienced all three at the same time, […]