Esther's favorite photos

Ich wollte diesen Pilz rauchen lassen für eine Aufnahme,was sich sehr schwierig erwies,ich hatte ein manuelles Objektiv drauf,mit einer Hand hielt ich einen zarten Holzast,mit den ich Oben auf den Pilz raufdrückte und dann musste ich mit dem manuellen Motiv mit einer Hand so halbwegs fokussieren,das war eine kleinere Challenge,bei einen Bild ist mir das sehr gut gelungen :)) Pip1-4: Nahaufnahmen des Pilzes I wanted to capture this mushroom smoking for a photo, which proved very difficult. I had a manual lens on, and with one hand I held a delicate wooden twig, which I used to press down on the mushroom. Then I had to focus the manual lens with just one hand, as best I could. It was a bit of a challenge, but I managed to get one photo quite well :)) Pips 1-4: Close-ups of the mushroom Je voulais photographier ce champignon fumant, ce qui s'est avéré très difficile. J'utilisais un objectif manuel et, d'une main, je tenais une fine brindille de bois pour appuyer sur le champignon. Je devais ensuite faire la mise au point de l'objectif manuel d'une seule main, du mieux que je pouvais. C'était un vrai défi, mais j'ai réussi à prendre une photo plutôt réussie :)) Pips 1-4 : Gros plans du champignon

Mist On The Water. Der Rest vom alten Jahr ;-)) Einen schönen Start ins Wochenende. Passt auf Euch auf. HFF

Gelegentlich kann man in offenem Gelände mit vereinzelten Büschen und wenig Baumbestand an sonnigen Tagen diese kleinen Falter entdecken, die in eiligem Flug Wiesenblumen zum Nektarsaugen anfliegen. Es handelt sich dabei um den Komma-Dickkopffalter (Hesperia comma) . Er wird in der Roten Liste Deutschland als gefährdet eingestuft. Das Foto entstand in einem fränkischen Naturschutzgebiet. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komma-Dickkopffalter Occasionally, on sunny days, these small butterflies can be spotted in open terrain with scattered shrubs and little tree cover. They dart swiftly from flower to flower in meadows to sip nectar. The species shown is the Silver-spotted Skipper (Hesperia comma) . It is listed as endangered on Germany’s Red List.The photograph was taken in a nature reserve in Franconia.

Viele feine Chitinborsten bedecken die Beine und den Körper der Heuschreckensandwespe (Sphex funerarius) . Achtung: Diese recht große Wespe kann auch den Menschen stechen! Die Aufnahme entstand in einem fränkischen Naturschutzgebiet. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuschreckensandwespe#Merkmale Many fine chitin bristles cover the legs and body of the grasshopper sand wasp (Sphex funerarius). Caution: This relatively large wasp can also sting humans! The photograph was taken in a Franconian nature reserve.

Martin-pêcheur Kingfisher

West Saint Modeste, Labrador, Terre-Neuve (Newfoundland), Canada.

Hoog Soeren is one of the oldest settlements in the Veluwe and originated on high dry parts of the Veluwe. The proximity of some fens made an existence here possible. Early 9th century the village was mentioned as “Suornom” or “Suornum”. It had several other names before the village became in the mid 19th century its current name. This may be derived from the Old Saxon “sôr”, which means “dry”. Not strange as Hoog Soeren is located on a height of 85 meters, a high and dry part of the Veluwe, the largest nature area in the Netherlands. Hoog Soeren is surrounded by the woods of the Kroondomein Het Loo (Het Loo Royal Estate) and is a protected village area. It has only three paved roads with a name, all other houses along dirt roads have as address the name of the village with a number. Nowadays Hoog Soeren has about 250 permanent inhabitants, living in 100 houses. It has no school either a shop, but a lovely little village church, which was built in 1904.

Hoog Buurlo is an agricultural enclave amidst heathland, woods and beech avenues. In the past field farming, keeping sheep and chopping oak (tannic acid from oak bark was used in the tannery) provided the necessary income. The name (Hoog) Buurlo appears already in the 9th century and is a combination of "bur" (small house) and "lo" (forest). Hoog Buurlo is most probably the smallest hamlet of the Netherlands, with two former farmhouses, two sheepfolds, just a couple of residents and over a hundred sheep. Nowadays the hamlet is well known for its sheepfold and herd. It attracts many visitors, especially in spring when lambs are born.

...........and in the background the Brenta Dolomites. HWW Have a nice Wednesday!