Sparkling awakenings

As promised the new blog is about the beautiful morning on the heathland of Ede. It was truly a magical morning at the beginning of October. It already seams so far away if you see al the yellow and orange colors now. The heathland was totally covered in frost and the fog gave it just the magical touch I love. It was almost quiet except for the cars you hear from the road not far away. But after a few  minutes you totally block out all the sounds and you feel totally alone in this serene world. A few times I cough myself holding my breath. Nature can be so overwhelming. The morning started in icy pastels and they turned into warm colours.

The sun rose rapidly to the sky and turned everything into magic.

I used different kind of lee filters for the landscape pictures. I still find a way how to remember which one I have used for which picture because I swich a lot between 0.3, 0.6 and 0.9. sometimes I use them together. I am just experimenting a lot with them.

I took this picture of the spider web with white balance on cold color but afterwards I didn't like it and brought back the warmth in it and I was very surprise how the golden color appeared. 

When frost turns into water drops and the sun is shining behind it you don't know what you see. I think I fell in love again that morning, sorry my love ;-), but this time with nature, my hearth was bouncing for the beauty around me. Specially all the spiderwebs which were lighting up in the field. I couldn't get my eyes of them.

I underexposed a lot of pictures to get more contrast.

When the sun is shining behind all the water drops you get these beautiful bokeh cirkles.

And more spiderwebs. Sometimes I love to play with the colour. So below I changed the tint into a bit more purple.

Double exposure is rising into the world of photography

At the moment the Betuwe is turning into a magical place. I think after the weekend everything will be white of blossom here. It's great to see. So if you have time you sure have to be here.

Last year I have been experimenting a few times with double exposure. It is a really rising element in the world of photography.1,5 years ago when I entered the flickr forum, and I discovered the wonderfull pictures of the Germain Photographer Sandra Bartocha. She makes really beautiful pictures and uses also double exposure. 

In Holland Loulou Beavers is well know for this with her beautiful serie 'dreamtime'. And now days its coming up more and more.

Last Year I have experimented with it too. I don't find it easy to do at all. So most of the photo's went straight into the trash-bin. The ones I did posted were on zoom.nl. See below. I tried something with trees because I most like it for landscape photo's because it really adds a certain mood. 

Double exposure. ' Moving Trees'

Double exposure ' Magical Forest'

I also made a shot of blossom then.

That was the moment I knew I wanted to make photo's with blossom trees. I had a picture in my mind

I wanted to do it with the old high tribe trees (hoogstam bomen) So finally the blossom is here. And I made some shots. However it is still not what I have in mind because the area around is not totally what I am looking for. And I was looking for the evening backlight. But it is fun to experiment with and I hope I will get the opportunity as I have it in my mind.

double exposure ' Blossom mood'

I do get questions if I use it for my macro photo's. I did experimented with it and I placed one photo on zoom. see below. If I see it now I find it much too smooth and not my kind of thing. But it was the first time trying with macro. 

I did wanted to experiment with it because you do see pictures of double exposure were the shape of the main object is also in de background and then moved or blurred. I though it was only possible with double exposure but I found out that that wasn't the issue at all. So I prefer to do it without. I tried many times but always ends up by not using these shots because I love the 'normal' ones more. Maybe because I don't do it right.....that can also be the thing :)

double exposure 'soft and sensitive'

As everyone knows I really am a macro person. I do have times I go out in the field to make some landscape pictures. But the stupid thing is when I go on a trip my bag is much too full loaded. I don't want to miss any opportunity and especially not a macro one. So at the end of the trip it always ends up that I was laying in the field with my macro lens. That's because I see these things.... but for landscape I find it harder. That is also the reason why I go experimenting because it can surprise you and I love that. It works the same with my macro. I am not a person who have a total picture in my mind. Most of the time it arises in front of me while looking through the camera.

2 weeks ago I did a workshop with Loulou Beavers. Great! Nature and Landscape. She is really good in double exposure, long exposures etc and makes beautiful photo's with it. The way how she thinks I really like. Sometimes she forces herself to take one lens with here so she cannot do anything else and this way you have to be very creative. Great thought. I hope I will manege to do that some day :) Up till now I am still carring al the heavy stuff with me........ :)

Some experimental shots of autumn and winter....

You may or may not like them at all. I myself am not sure of all the shots except for reed rhythm.. I like that one. So I say shoot....... I am very curious.

Movement of the camera with long exposure of reed along the waterside ' Reed Rhythm'

double exposure. second exposure I zoomed in.

 2 totally different shots. trees and leaves, a bit to crouded

double exposure

double exposure 

macro photo double exposure

Macro, over exposure on the leave :( 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Have a nice weekend.

A different point of vieuw.

With photography you can make your own world. How you see it or how the camera sees is are two different things. The most important thing for me besides the subject is the background. This can make or break my picture. And of course you need to see how the light will be the best for your picture.
For exemple.
These two toadstools. They were standing on a small tree trunk covered with moss.  Low angle and with the camera towards the sky and treetops with no leaves on them. The background looks boring.

When I took a position a little bit higher,looking down on them and a bit to the left in front of them, my lens towards the ground were the sun was shining on the leaves I had this amazing vieuw. So you see what a background can do. 

Also this little one was taken two different angles.The first one you see the colours of the fallen leaves on the ground.

The one below is taken from a low perspective and leaves are colouring the background still hanging on the tree.

So you see what a background can do... Everytime a totally different picture.

Or this little caterpillar. Covered with dew and the backlight. A clear clean shot. However nog totally sharp.

Or you can choose for atmosphere. I mostly prefer this. This caterpillar was sitting in the heatland early in the morning. The backlight is shining through the heathland.

Some more autumn memories.....