autumn messenger on the orchard 2020-10-12

complete view detail 2 days later in fog
pear tree in fall colors
A pear tree on a Streuobstwiese (traditional orchard) near Walddorf with view of the Achalm mountain at the edge of the Schwäbische Alb in the background. The pear tree exhibits its full spectrum of different fall colors.

apple blossom 2018-04-22

apple blossom

fruit tree blossom

pear tree petals on the soil

apple blossom

pear blossom on the Schaichberg 2019-04-15

pear blossom

Flowering pear trees on the fruit tree meadows (Streuobstwiesen) around Walddorfhäslach, mainly on the Schaichberg hill, altough few images were also taken at other places.

pear blossom

Infrared photohraph of the flowering pear trees – the white flowers also do not absorb in the infrared:

wide angle 10mm (Nikon1) telephoto 30mm
Infrared: flowering pear tree on the Schaichberg

pear blossom

flowering pear tree

view of Häslach´s church tower with flowering pear trees

pear blossom

colour grayscale
Flowering fruit trees on a Streuobstwiese (orchard)

flowering pear tree

flowering pear trees

flowering pear tree

pear blossom

pear blossom

pear blossom in the evening light

When the air gets coolor in the evening, the fragrance of the flowers gets more intense.

pear blossom in the evening light

sunset on a Streuobstwiese (orchard)

sunset on a Streuobstwiese (orchard) on the Schaichberg hill
The sun is above the Schönbuch forest which spans 'til the horizon. The black spot on the sun (approx 4 o'clock / at the edge of the clouds) is a sunspot.

...from sunset to moonrise:

moonrise over the edge of the Schwäbische Alb with Hohenneuffen castle ruin

Night photograph of the flowering trees in a full moon night (19.4.):

pear blossom on a Streuobstwiese (orchard) in a full moon night

I would have expected the sea of white flowers to be even more bright in this full moon night, comparable to a snowy winter night. However, that was not the case, illumination was much closer to a normal summer full moon night.

frosty winter morning 2015-11-24

tree in the morning fog

frozen red apple

frozen red apples

frozen red apple

frozen tree at the edge of the Schönbuch forest

Sulzeiche detail

Sulzeiche

Streuobstwiese orchard on a winter morning

frozen leaf

Streuobstwiese (orchard) at the edge of the Schönbuch forest on a winter morning

Sulzeiche

frozen oak leaf

autumn colours 2014-10-02