common_nature | Spring in Northern Germany

rodo posting in

I finally got a new camera - just in time for spring to hit. Most of the trees around here don't have any leaves yet, but a lot have started to blossom. Here's a couple of closeups from the last couple of days and weeks, as well as two pictures that show off how good my new camera is at making things look a bit moody:

First up, Purple-leaf plum blossoms:

closup of purple-leaf plum blossoms

Regular plum blossoms:

close up of plum blossoms

Forsythia blossoms:

Cherry blossoms:

close up of cherry blossoms

As for the bonus pictures, first, have an oak:

an oak tree in early spring

And finally, the spruce trees in the forest:

a forest of spruce trees

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From:

cmcmck

So many lovely colours! :o)

From:

rodo

That's the beauty of spring. :)

From:

semielliptical

Gorgeous! Both the blossoms, and the moody trees.

From:

rodo

Thank you!

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yourlibrarian

So nice to see the flowers of spring 🙂

From:

rodo

It's a pity it only lasts for a few weeks, isn't it?

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full_metal_ox

Forsythia in particular is nondescript for fifty weeks of the year—and then explodes into an exuberant golden firework; I’m moderately surprised that it isn’t up there with the flowering cherry as an emblem of the poignant beauty of transience.

And your woodland shots, with the shadowy receding columns of spruces and the gnarled complexity of the oak against the delicate lattices of underbrush, have the air of frontispieces to a fairytale.

Wishing you many years of fun with your new tool!

From:

rodo

*knocks wood*

I wasn't actually that fond of forsythia when I was younger, but it's grown on me! I don't know of any other plant that gets to that level of yellow, not even our neighbours' golden rain tree manages to quite that degree.

From:

full_metal_ox

Have a forsythia palette: variations on the theme of yellow.

From:

adafrog

Pretty.

From:

rodo

Thanks! :)

From:

alamo

beautiful! love how crisp and bright the images came out. 🌸

From:

rodo

I was really surprised too! I haven't quite figured out the camera, but the crispness is pretty wow.

From:

jesse_the_k

All the wow! Was the air exceptionally still? or was it bright enough that it didn't matter?

From:

rodo

I actually had to use my second hand to keep the branches still enough! It was just super bright/the camera could handle it.

From:

shadowkat

Those are excellent pictures. That's a nice camera. Thank you for sharing. Such depth in them. Almost 3 dimensional. Makes me want to paint them.

From:

rodo

It is a nice camera! (Also, super expensive, but it seems the price was justified.) If you want to use them as inspiration, go ahead!

From:

shadowkat

Thank you!

The price was definitely justified.

From:

shirebound

Three cheers for spring! That first photo is calendar-worthy.

From:

rodo

Thank you! I just love the tree's shades of pink and purple.

From:

turlough

Fantastic photos! Spring is a beautiful season.

From:

rodo

I could do with less pollen, but otherwise, absolutely!

From:

turlough

I feel for you! I'm only allergic to alder pollen and they only spread their pollen for a couple of weeks.

From:

rodo

Alder, hazel, birch, grass, fungus that grows on grass... I'm allergic to so much. But around this time of year it's worst. Most of the time, I can cope with meds. I'm kind of jealous you only suffer for a couple of weeks!

From:

scintilla10

The plum and cherry blossoms are blooming in my neighbourhood, too - what a beautiful time of year. Thanks for sharing!

From:

rodo

Then we must live at around the same climate zone (or whatever it's called). Thank you!

From:

emeraldarrows

Very beautiful! <3

From:

rodo

Thanks!

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megastalin

The smell of plum blossoms is my favorite thing about spring. Luckily we we have a lot of those here, even around the communist blocks where i live in Belgrade, there’s a few plum trees around

From:

rodo

I can't smell them - maybe I could if it wasn't for my allergies, but I can imagine that they smell great. And hey, weren't those communist blocks designed to leave enough space for "nature"? No wonder someone decided to use some of that space for plum trees!

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megastalin

Yes, they were, many people don't know that but for instance in the blocks where I live, there's essentially a park between each of the towers, so there is greenery and trees among the concrete slabs. And yes, some fragrant flowers such as plums and lilacs.

From:

rodo

I used to live in a communist block (in German we not-so-affectionately call them "Platte") for two years, so I'm somewhat familiar with the layout. I had a tree in front of my window too, and also playgrounds and places to have a barbecue. All in all, not that bad, even if they have a bad rep.