absence
Where’s our Winter? We got no snow, no ice, no frost, only uninspiring grey and rain.. Here’s a picture I took one year ago, when we had a proper Winter
eggfly
Not 100% sure but I think this is a female Common Eggfly butterfly
f/2.8 – 1/100s – ISO 200 – 60mm
tulips
Probably the last tulip picture for this season. I took this a couple of weeks ago, and now the petals begin to fall off and the leaves begin to wither away..
rosa
A mix of pink spring flowers growing in people’s gardens.. Photos taken from the street, no trespassing 😉
amarillo
A mix of yellow spring flowers, glowing like the sun
turbans
Amsterdam’s blooming with tulips everywhere now! Here’s a picture I took in a busy crossing on my way home from work
Quote from Wikipedia: The word tulip, which earlier appeared in English in forms such as tulipa or tulipant, entered the language by way of French: tulipe and its obsolete form tulipan or by way of Modern Latin tulīpa, from Ottoman Turkish tülbend (“muslin” or “gauze”), and is ultimately derived from the Persian: دلبند delband (“Turban”), this name being applied because of a perceived resemblance of the shape of a tulip flower to that of a turban.
alba
I keep Lamprocapnos spectabilis Alba flowers on my balcony, and right now they’re in full bloom. Love spring! 😀
A.k.a. Old-fashioned bleeding-heart, Venus’s car, Lady in a bath, Dutchman’s trousers or Lyre-flower.
snowflake
I can’t recall ever seen one of these before, but perhaps that’s due to the fact that I didn’t pay much attention before I started photographing.. I thought it was a kind of tall snowdrop, but after some research I found it’s called a Spring Snowflake. (Or maybe a Summer snowflake, I don’t know how to tell them apart.)
f/2.8 – 1/640 – ISO 100 – 60mm
sakura
22°C and sun! 😀 Pictures of sakura (cherry blossom) taken today in the Japanese garden in Amstelpark, Amsterdam
orange
Have a great weekend everyone!
Orange flowers symbolize expansion, growth, and warmth. It is also a color of friendship and community. And the national color of The Netherlands!
f/3.2 – 1/80 – ISO 200 – 60mm
pearls-2
In October last year, I posted a picture (pearls) of water drops in grass and Imagery Photography suggested I’d use a smaller aperture to get a greater depth of field. Last night it snowed again, so this morning was perfect for a new attempt. I used aperture 32 and 1.3 seconds exposure time, and because it was a bit dark outside I also changed the light meter to +1 step. The picture is not perfect, but I have to say I like the result much better than last time.
trumpets
I found a clear sign of spring today! Hoop Petticoat daffodils with deep yellow trumpet-shaped flowers brightening up this grey day. Yay!
f/2.8 – 1/200 – ISO 200 -60mm
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