It was a hot summers night, a few days ago, when I sat in a field with beautiful grasses around me, I just hád to photograph. The sun was slowly setting but it was still hot and sticky. Diaz lay a few meters beside me, patiently waiting – as always – for me te get up again and continue our walk (which mostly takes ages).
Through the lens, I then saw something colorful appearing in the grasses. Since I had focussed a bit further away, it looked quite small and at first I thought it to be a green lacewing. But when I looked up from the camera, I could not find it… It took me a while of searching in the grasses to see it was a damselfly!
I carefully got a bit closer and with just slight changes in position and searching for the light and colors in the background, I managed to make a few different pictures of this wonderful creature in the already so beautiful grasses: a lovely cherry on top!
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Perfect, Noortje. Fabulous images. 😊
Thank you Jane, it was a fabulous evening… (these ‘little’ things make me so happy! 🙂 )
Mooie serie 👍Groeten José
Dank je José! En groetjes terug!
Perfect! I just love your photography. Did you use a filter (with long exposure during daytime), or how did you acheive the blur?
Thank you for this wonderful compliment, so nice to hear you like my photography!
But no, I did not use a filter. I am not sure what you mean with the blur, but I think you mean the effect caused by shooting through the grasses (so there are some in front of the lens when focussing further away) and the use of F2.8.
Ah, okay! Thanks! ☺️
Delightful photos as usual, Noortje! Isn’t it amazing how just a small shift in position can make a big difference in how your background turns out?
Thank you! And yes, that is always like a miracle to me. Also when keeping the exact same position but slightly turn the focus ring (I am not sure this is the right word). Macro photography sometimes is like magic!
Lovely pics, very good job 🙂
Thank you so much! 🙂
Fantastic photos as allways Noortje. I love them all but I think the one at the bottom is my favourite since the background colours make the little insect more clear to see.
That’s my favorite too, the grasses also make it a bit painted-like… but that’s also what I wanted to show: working towards the ‘perfect’ photo. When I have the time with an insect (they often don’t agree to be my model and just fly away tsssss!) I try different things, make lots of photo’s, and then end up with a few nice ones and – when I am lucky – one that makes me really happy (where the result matches the experience in the field!)
Thanks for your always such nice responses to my photo’s Lena!!
I admire your patience, I have a lot to learn from you! Insects are so easily scared off.
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Marvelous, Noortje. What a wonderful eye you have! Thanks for the English version– Google Translate doesn’t do a very good job with Dutch. 😉
Thank you Eliza!! And no thanks… I wish I could write all my blogs in English (too) for the international blog friends (and not only the photo challenges) but I am afraid my English is not good enough for the finesses I think are important in some of my story’s and texts, so I stick to my mother tongue… Just hope the photo’s are nice enough to make it worthwhile to come and have look here anyway… 🙂
For the record, I think your English is excellent. 🙂 And yes, your beautiful photos need no language.
Lovely shots!
Thanks Moon!!
Wat mooi Noortje . . . . en je foto’s die zij altijd al prachtig!!!!
groetjes, Ellie
Daar maak je me blij mee hoor Ellie, met zo’n geweldig compliment!!
Dank je 🙂
Amazing, never could I see so detailed the basic principles how to stick to your pole…..
Sure I did check some of the other fruity challenges, but these cherries… They are so much You !
(Less eatable though…..)
Grtjes P
I love it that you see and say they are so much me… 🙂
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I love the first one. Color and all.
Thanks Sherry. The simple but stunning beauty of grasses and light!
Oh oh oh. Ik zeg; oh oh oh wat mooi weer! Zo teer…ik vind het fantastisch .
Dank je Eveline voor deze leuke reactie 🙂 blij mee…
Beautiful cherries! I know the feeling of looking through the lens and losing what I wanted to see, then finding it again. 🙂
janet
Ja, isn’t that funny. I often think my model has flown away, but then after looking longer I spot it again 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Janet!
Top images with lots of cherries, Noortje. Just stunning!
Thank you Reinhold, glad you like the cherries 🙂
Pretty. The first shot is so dreamy.
Isn’t it? It felt like that too, sitting in these lovely grasses, in the evening sun…! Thanks Imelda!
Wat een verschil in kleur van de achtergrond doet voor het onderwerp. Je speelt zo mooi met de kleuren. Ik ben stiekem wel een klein beetje jaloers op jou, je ziet zo veel meer dan anderen. ik hoop dat je binnenkort op Texel weer wat mooie foto’s komt maken.
Wat een lieve reactie, maar jaloers zijn is natuurlijk nergens voor nodig. Ik ben ook anders gaan kijken juist door die macrolens (letterlijk en figuurlijk) en jij ziet vast weer andere dingen die ik niet direct opmerk, of die ik niet kan opmerken (dat fantastische eiland waar je woont bijvoorbeeld, ja, ik hoop dat het nog lukt om te komen…)
Such soothing and delicate images. Very nice 🙂
Thank you so much Celia, for letting me know. Much appreciated 🙂
Fantastisch, Noortje! Wat een geweldig kleurenspektakel tover je toch uit die camera van je 😉
Ja, leuk he Els, met dank aan mijn vriend Canon en Tamron 🙂
Gorgeous gallery!!