Tag: Macro

March

My favorite month of the year. Finally the snow is melting and soon trees are budding and spring flowers will bloom. Nature comes to life again.

Awaiting

Ice covers the pond
like wrapping paper for
the frozen water plants
just beneath the surface

Sunbeam melts the ice
inch by inch unwrapping
again the pond gives life to
the frozen waterlily


Frozen water lily leaves (at Ble in Norway)

Hope in a droplet

Winter seems never ending
the days are short
no sunlight
and nights too long

Walking in the forest
dark and heavy clouds
a little droplet
catch my eyes

The beauty of the droplet
a little jewel on the sprouse
gives me hope
of brighter days to come

Winter mood II

Winter recolors the forest
from green and yellow
to all shades of black and white

Cold rocks on the forest ground
grey and edgy
softly reshaped by layers of white snow

Tree logs dark and grey
naked and cold
carrying a few golden leaves that didn't fall

Black running water in the little creek
dark and mysterious
framed in softly by the snow

Moody winter

Here in Norway and Scandinavia the winter month of January can be though. It can be very cold and the days are quite short. So when the sky is grey and cloudy the surroundings look like a black and white landscape. Now that February has arrived the days are starting to get a little bit longer. Now the sun rise at 0815 and set at 1645.

Doing macro photography can be difficult this time of the year, as it is dependent of a sufficient amount of light. Photographing leaves is fun as they comes in so many shapes. During winter they turn grey or black, but some times you can find some that have some colors left. Like this rowan (in the photo below), it still has some deep brown color. The landscape behind is all in shades of grey and the brown leaf stand a little bit out due to the frosty edges. Winter may be colorless but it is beautiful in many ways.

Winter fungus

In Norway the mushroom season mainly last from July to October. But there are mushrooms to be found during winter too. Now, in January you can find edible mushrooms in the forest. Flammulina velutipes, winter fungus, grows on dead trees and looks quite beautiful growing together with green moss. Some trees are fully covered with this mushroom. It is fantastic to see that a dead tree can give new life to edible mushrooms year after year.
Winter fungus topped with snow