- Christa Moetwil - van Dijk
Spring, an enchanting season
Spring, what a particularly magical season it is. Spring is a season full of life and renewal. It is a time when nature awakens from hibernation and opens up to a colorful spectacle of flowers and insects such as butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies. There is so much beauty to see, as a photographer you get the feeling that nature has become one big candy store.
The magic of spring can also be found in the mystical forests, some covered with a carpet of flowers such as wood anemones, wild garlic or rhododendrons. The exuberant blossom bloom on the Japanese cherry or fruit trees is also a feast for the eyes. After cold nights, sprinkling the blossom is a true spectacle to experience. Foggy mornings with breathtaking landscapes. Sunsets with the spectacle of the sun slowly sinking below the horizon filling the sky with beautiful colors, a true spectacle. Rural mood makers such as cow parsley, also called 'Dutch lace' or rapeseed. The spring butterflies such as the Oranjetipje resting on a cuckoo flower, followed a little later by the Common Blue, dragonflies and damselflies. I could name a lot more, but I prefer to show it with pictures. Are you enjoying the spring feeling in my series of spring photos?
Butterflies and other spring creatures
Nature awakens! Plants sprout and begin to bloom. The first insects appear again, such as the orange tip or the common blue, real spring butterflies. The beauty of damselflies and dragonflies is also a joy to photograph.
Blossom
It starts with the Japanese flowering cherry with its beautiful flowers. Then the fruit trees put on their white and pink wigs and the delicate flowers spread a subtle sweet scent. This is the time when the bees do their important pollination work. In early spring there is also a chance of night frost and the blossoms will start to be sprinkled. The fruit grower then sprays
water over the trees with blossoms at night. By spraying the trees with water, the water freezes around the blossom. This creates a layer of ice and prevents the blossom and therefore the fruit from freezing. Hard work for the fruit grower and no sleep at night, but a bouncing moment for the photographer.
Enchanted forests in spring
After some rain showers and warmer days, the forest starts to explode with lush greenery, the trees start to bloom and some forests get a carpet of white flowers such as the wood anemones or flowering wild garlic. Later in the spring the forest turns purple and pink from the blooming flowers of the rhododendrons.
Rapeseed
Rapeseed creates a rural atmosphere in the spring. The verges and dikes are beautifully colored yellow. The ultimate spring feeling!
Beautiful sunrises and sunsets in spring
Spring comes from the word 'long'. In the spring the days get longer and there is more sunlight. This means that as a photographer you have to get out of bed very early for the beautiful sunrises, but once on location it gives you the feeling that you are witnessing something very special. Also a sunset in spring always evokes a sense of wonder in me. The spectacle of the sun slowly sinking below the horizon and filling the sky with beautiful colors, ranging from soft pink and orange to purple and blue, gives a beautiful spectacle. It makes you stop and marvel at the beauty and grandeur of nature.
On my website you will find many more spring photos, feel free to take a look. I am also genuinely curious about your reactions to this blog and of course I am also very curious about how you photographed spring. Feel free to leave a comment below.