grasses in the forest 2014-01-01

dry grasses in the Schönbuch forest

fern [III] 2013-12-12

fern with hoarfrost in morning light

twice the same view - but with different focus

Infrared: Bebenhausen 2013-11-09

infrared (720 nm low-pass) view of Bebenhausen

false-colour

The greyscale infrared pictures can be used to create colourful false-colour infrared pictures. The infrared picture (ir) is swapped into the red channel (r), whereas the original red and green (g) channels are swapped into the green and blue (b) channels, respectively (the original blue channel is not used):

This corresponds to the analog Kodak EIR false-colour infrared film. Vegetation appears magenta, whereas areas which both reflect red and (near) infrared appear yellow.

Detail from the picture above:
As a result of colour channel swapping (g > b), the roof of the Green Tower appears blue.
In the forest, conifers (magenta) can be discriminated from broad-leafed trees (orange), which either are bare or have red-brownish foliage.

autumn colours 2013-10-27

autumn in Schönbuch forest

tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

It wasn't sunny all day, rain showers were brought by storm as well as thick clouds for the evening:

evening twilight

Schaichtal 2013-10-25

Sulzeiche, an old oak at the edge of Schönbuch forest

mushrooms are sprouting in the forest:

old and new
fresh and rotten Mushrooms on a tree trunk

Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystea)

way to Schaichtal

common beech

Hummelsklingensee (lake) in Schaich valley

track in Schaich valley

sit down and have a rest...

field maple

Schaich creek

Impatiens glandulifera

Häfnerbrunnen well in the valley (the red dot is backlight from a bike)