Long live the Spring!

Not bad: green stays a bit longer than gold! Robert Frost would smile :)

Indeed! I wonder what shades of green birds perceive with their extra cone type and tetrachromatic vision.

Yes, pointless. But it blossoms in such joyful gold, in a world still mostly gray... Not a daffodil, but also a "yellow trumpeter of laggard Spring."

A close-up photo shows a bright yellow forsythia flower in warm sunlight. The petals are softly curved and partly backlit, making them glow against a blurred golden background. A small green base and brown stem are visible at the center, while dark diagonal branches cut through the background. The overall image feels warm, vivid, and dreamy, with strong contrast and shallow depth of field.

#photography #nature #spring #yellow #golden #forsythia #zlatice
nothing gold can stay

A close-up photo shows pale pink blossoms clustered on a tree branch. The flowers have deep pink centers with tiny yellow-tipped stamens, and they are surrounded by glossy reddish-brown leaves. One unopened bud rises above the open blooms near the top right. The background is softly blurred in gray and white tones, making the delicate flowers stand out.

#photography #nature #spring #prunus #blossoms #cherryBlossom #treeFlowers

A close-up photo shows a fuzzy magnolia bud in sharp focus on a dark brown branch. Cream-colored petals with soft pink edges are beginning to emerge from the bud. In the blurred background, a larger magnolia flower is open against a pale blue sky. The shallow depth of field gives the image a soft, springlike atmosphere.

A close-up photo shows a fuzzy magnolia bud opening on a green branch. Soft white petals are emerging from the bud, with a hint of pale pink near the base. Another unopened, furry bud stands in the background, blurred by shallow focus. The background is light and out of focus, giving the image a soft, delicate feel.

#photography #nature #spring #printemps #kevät #buds #magnolia
a light exists in spring

Thank you! 😀

Thank you!

Could you share where it is? It resonates with my wandering memories.

Close-up macro photo of a tree branch with several buds beginning to open. The buds have reddish-brown outer scales and soft yellow-green inner growth emerging from the tips. The branch is sharply focused against a smooth, blurred background in muted gray and beige tones, giving the image a calm, early-spring feel.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #spring #printemps #kevät #buds #earlySpring
Joy, shipmate, joy!

A black-and-white close-up shows part of a helicopter rotor assembly. Polished metal arms, brackets, and linkages are bolted together around a thick, stacked flexible element, with multiple joints and fasteners clearly visible. Two slender vertical rods connect into the lower portion of the mechanism. The background is an indoor hangar or industrial space with ceiling beams and a blurred overhead light.

#photography #industrial #bnw #monochrome #BlackAndWhite #helicopter #rotor

A close-up photograph shows bright yellow-green wildflowers growing among tall, narrow blades of grass. The flowers have small, layered petals and are partially hidden by the surrounding stems, creating a dense, natural look. Sunlight filters through the grass, casting warm highlights and soft shadows across the plants. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the flowers and giving the scene a calm, sunlit meadow atmosphere.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #meadow #grassland #green #light
nature's first green is gold

A calm coastal landscape at sunset shows a dark sandy shoreline and a winding tidal inlet reflecting soft orange and gold light. The sky transitions from warm peach near the horizon to cooler blue tones above, evoking the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. The sea lies gently in the distance, while the foreground water is smooth and mirror-like, with no visible shadows. The overall atmosphere is peaceful and contemplative, emphasizing stillness, water, and fading daylight.

#photography #light #licht #solverv #solstice
solstice evening

Close-up macro photo of a pale blue wildflower blooming beside a thick green stem. Long, narrow petals fan out like a star, with slightly ragged, fringed tips. Deep-blue stamens curl and cluster in the center. The background is a soft green blur, making the flower stand out sharply.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #wildflowers #nature #flowers #wildflower #stamen #stamens #cichorium #cichorei

Thank you, Oskar! Really fitting...

Close-up of a dried seed head holding a mound of fresh snow. The plant is brown and cup-shaped, with many thin, curved stems forming a woven cage around the seeds. Fluffy white snow sits on top and between the dried structures, with a few sharp tips sticking through. The background is a soft, blurry gray-white, suggesting a winter landscape and making the detailed texture of the plant stand out.

Close-up of a nearly closed, spherical wildflower seed head. Many slender, green ribs curve upward and inward, forming a cage around hundreds of tiny seed clusters with pale, bristly edges. A ring of thin, curved bracts encircles the base of the ball, and the stem drops straight down from the center. The background is a soft mix of greens and whites, with blurred plants that keep attention on the detailed structure of the seed head.

Close-up of a fresh wildflower head, likely Queen Anne’s lace, just beginning to open. Numerous tiny white blossoms with soft pink tips are packed tightly together in a shallow, bowl-shaped cluster. Fine, narrow green bracts and leaves flare outward like a spiky collar beneath the flowers. The fuzzy stem and smooth, out-of-focus green background give the image a gentle, summery feel.

#photography #wildflowers #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #nature #flowers #wildflower #grassland #time

A close-up, shallow-depth-of-field photo of a worn wooden surface. The focus is on the texture of the wood grain and a small crack and divot near the right side. Colorful reflections of blue, purple, and orange light wash across the surface, creating a glossy, almost metallic look. The background fades into a soft blur, emphasizing the abstract patterns of light and texture.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #texture #lights #wood #colors #lichter #kleuren #urbanGaze #urbanDetail

Thank you, David, really appreciate it ☀️

Thank you! I'm a bit fascinated by this pole 😀 bsky.app/profile/aphi...

Thank you, Ina. The micro-world hides many wonders! ☀️

Extreme close-up of clustered barnacle shells on a rock. The ridged, white calcareous plates fill the frame, with dark, circular openings between them. One barnacle in the foreground shows a small amber droplet at its tip. Soft, warm lighting and shallow depth of field create a creamy, abstract background.

#photography #macrophotography #macrophoto #nature #sea #meri #rannikko #seashore #barnacles #intertidal

Thank you, Dani! ☀️

🙏☀️

Thank you for sharing your really great photos! 👍

A calm, open sea under a pale, hazy sky fills most of the frame. On the right, a small white-and-blue fishing boat heads to the right, leaving a dark ribbon of wake behind it. The water is smooth with gentle ripples, and the horizon is flat and distant. The scene feels quiet and minimal, viewed from a slightly elevated vantage point.

#photography #nature #haze #sea #meri #shoreline #water #fishing #fishingboat #ripples #seascape #bluehour #minimalism #hazy

It's a wasp, not a bee. Be careful :)

A tranquil seascape at dawn or dusk with soft pastel light. The ocean fills the frame in layered blues, gently rippled and calm. Near the lower left, a long, low dark strip—likely a rock shelf or breakwater—peeks above the water with a few tiny birds perched along it. The distant horizon is hazy, and thin, streaky clouds stretch across a pale peach and blue sky. Minimalist and serene.

#photography #nature #haze #sea #meri #shoreline #water #seascape #bluehour #minimalism #hazy

Low-angle view of a pebbly beach at the shoreline. Wet stones and bits of shell fill the foreground, many out of focus, with shallow water lapping over them. A small, foamy wave breaks in the mid-distance. The sky is overcast and gray, giving the scene muted, cool tones and a calm, quiet mood.

#photography #nature #sea #meri #rannikko #water #shoreline #pebbles #beach #wave #shells #texture #overcast

A close-up macro of a daisy-like flower bud just beginning to open. Slender pink-lavender petals curve inward, forming a crown around a yellow central disc. A fuzzy green stem is visible at the bottom. Warm sunlight catches the petal tips, while the background is softly blurred in muted browns and greens.

#photography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #wildflowers #nature #flowers #wildflower #meadow #grassland #daisy