Hoar-frost

This morning the sky was clear, temperatures dropped to -5°C, ideal for hoar-frost. So, I was out in the field, and here are 2 impressions from my local playground. Also the first ice floor (½ cm thick) of the year was there, always a nice milestone to celebrate!

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 100mm/f2.8; ISO-200, f22, 1/6s; +0.3 stop; tripod.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-400, f13, 1/100s.

Amsterdamned II

It was almost a year ago that I had an appointment with this Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago/Watersnip). This time we had a nice chat as well. So many things happened last year. He told me about the hard winter and how difficult it was to find food; I told him about the perils at my work.

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 500mm/f4 IS; ISO-400, f5.6, 1/320s; from beanbag.

Sedgeland

Autumn has arrived, colors in nature explode. On the first photo the ‘red-carpet’ of Many-stalked Spike-rush (Eleocharis multicaulis/Veelstengelige Waterbies) with a touch of frost (the first frost this season) just before sunrise. This plant of the sedge family is found near and in moorland fens. I can’t wait for the moment that the birch trees in the background turn from green into yellow.

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-200, f16, 1.3s; 3 stop ND soft gradient filter, tripod.
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-200, f16, 1/3s; 3 stop ND soft gradient filter, tripod.

Presents for free

Lots of presents this weekend. And they were all for free! An awesome sunset yesterday evening (I was driving on the A58 between Eindhoven and Tilburg). A very nice sunrise (this time I was in the field with my camera in the good company Andrew George!) this morning, and now in the afternoon I am enjoying a tasteful beer (Jupiler) in my backyard feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin.

* Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17-40mm/f4 @ 17mm; ISO-100, f16, 1/3s; 2 stop ND soft gradient filter, tripod.