autumn on the Schwäbische Alb 2013-10-12

impressions from a trip to the hills of the Schwäbische Alb (mountain range approx. 20 km south of my hometown)

view of Hohenzollern castle

orange lichen on a tree trunk

Gentianella germanica (Chiltern gentian)

cranesbill leaves

aspen foliage (Populus tremula)

autumn forest

Irrenberg

edge of the forest

Urach waterfall 2013-06-04

The heavy rainfall caused the Uracher waterfall to carry more water than usual:

ND 1000x · 15 s · f/8 · 28 mm · ISO 100

ND 1000x · 30 s · f/7.1 · 60 mm · ISO 100

Infrared: Urach waterfall 2013-06-04

Urach waterfall, 720 nm low-pass

view of Hohenneuffen 2013-05-07

view of the castle ruins of Hohenneuffen (atop the hill in the center) from Dörnach (a neighbour village of my home village). In front of the hill the village Grafenberg can be seen, in front of this some flowering fruit trees alongside the Neckar valley. To the right is Jusi mountain.

Another view of Hohenneuffen and Grafenberg through the flowers of an apple tree.

Irrenberg spring flora 2013-04-26

pasque flower (Pulsatilla spec.)

lungwort (Pulmonaria spec.)

Anemone nemorosa

calcareous grassland at Irrenberg