Spring is an exquisite season within the Netherlands. Yearly there are numerous completely different flowers to see and {photograph}. You may know me for my a few years of photographing tulips. However there are such a lot of extra stunning flowers to see within the Netherlands!
Throughout spring we often get some very chilly nights right here throughout spring with temperatures dropping method beneath zero. When that occurs, fruit growers spray all of their fruit timber with water through the night time and early morning. This truly protects flowers, the other of what you’ll anticipate. Sleepless nights for the fruit growers, however stunning frozen flowers within the morning. The water freezes across the flowers and buds and offers a protecting layer for the ‘actual’ harmful frost. Within the morning the water unfreezes from the primary daylight, and most flowers awaken untouched! The frozen water across the flowers offers a magical impact!
These photograph sequence present frozen flowers on the morning of Sunday April 3 within the Betuwe Space of the Netherlands, which is legendary for its fruit timber.
Plum blossoms awaken two hours after dawn by the primary daylight below a blue sky.
Water spray always spraying the little flower buds of pear blossoms, making the water freeze round them and in addition inflicting stunning ice pinnacles beneath them.
The little purple flower buds are apple blossoms.
Generally the ice creates spectacular constructions across the flowers. On this case, it seems like a tie!
Getting very near the little apple blossom buds the place you’ll be able to see how they’re ‘at peace’ of their little shell of frozen water.
A wider view of the timber getting sprayed by the water with the primary gentle of the day.
I actually preferred the distinction between the purple buds and the crystal clear ice created by the water. The purple actually makes it pop via the ice.
Right here you’ll be able to see how the water bulbs are nonetheless thick as this was photographed earlier than the solar rose with temperatures nonetheless method beneath zero. The ice is crystal clear as you’ll be able to see the little flower bud proper via it.
Taken greater than 2 hours after sundown when this water bulb melted midway, exposing the flower to the solar unhurt.
A barely wider view of the apple blossoms.
Frozen blossoms, that truly appear to be only one flower on itself with the frozen construction.
Two flowers that awaken from their melted ice.
Tremendous shut up of an apple blossom bud in its very early stage.
Particular because of native Betuwe photographers who {photograph} this stunning sight yearly, particularly Ronald Verwijs that pushed me to return and see (and {photograph}) it.
Pictures shot with Sony A7RIV + Sony 90mm Macro and 70-200GM Mark II
When you’ve got any questions, be at liberty to drop them within the feedback 🙂
Albert
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