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 decided it would be nice if I could not move head and neck for a few days. Ouch! Because the weather had been so nice, I had a strong feeling of frustration when at work on Monday, so decided to take the Tuesday off. I went for a walk in a small nature reserve consisting of several wet grasslands. Because of the calcium rich soil, several species of rare flowers thrive here.
Of these the True Oxlip (Primula elatior, Slanke Sleutelbloem) could be found in large numbers. Later in the season, various orchid species will be in bloom and I will certainly be back there then. On the way back, I found thousands of Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa, Bosanemoon) clustered in a small patch of Alder marsh. As it was still early in the day, the sun had not reached the forest floor and most flowers had their heads down, just like me on Friday. Some already reached for the sun and did as I did: heads up! I am sure my back was happy that I had brought the anglefinder…
Wood Anemone; Canon 5D Mark II w. 150/2.8; 1/640s at F2.8 and ISO200; handheld with anglefinder
