Finally Spring by
Kristel Schneider

I hereby declare the flower season open

When the wood anemones wake up, Spring has arrived for me and can you imagine, it is mid April and I took my first flower image of  2013 !

This afternoon I tried out a different composition, I often look for back-light or color contrast. In this image the fresh grass gave a soft green background and by  combining the Anemone with some other flowers I got a nice ‘flower bouquet’.

Last year I noticed that almost all my flower images were shot with my Canon 300mmL  lens. So today I took my Sigma 150mm macro lens with a 1.4 extender, a combination  I will try to use more often this year.

Happy flower season everybody!

(Update 14 April 2013)
NatureScapes.NET  Flora and Macro forum : Editors Pick

Some feedback :
– This is awesome! What a gorgeous comp & I love the softness!
– Beautiful combination of the anemone with the bed straw (I think that’s what it’s called). Love the bright whites and the stamen details.
– A beautiful spring composition that certainly hits the mark imo – sadly rain and wind over here, so here’s hoping for some of that sunshine.

Other editors picks so far (2013):

• Snow Dunes- Landscape forum
• Wood Anemone – Macro and flower Forum
• Snow waves- Landscape Forum
• Like a frame -Landscapes forum
  
• Falling snow – Landscapes Forum
• Lake with mist- Landscapes forum
• Abstract gras scene – Macro and flower forum