NatureScapes.net: Image of the week selection

Image of the week in category Flora and Macro by Kristel Schneider Congratulations – Kristel Schneider IOW 11th May, 2012! by Greg Downing – NatureScapes.net I just found out that my image: Wood Sorrel,  has been  selected as ‘Image Of the Week’ at Naturescapes.Net (a photography forum) in the category, Flora and Macro. Some feedback: – Very painterly, looks a bit like a fantasy…

The first Woman Only Nature Photography Tour in Iceland

Iceland – Photography Workshop for Woman Only Southern Iceland and Highlands in 9 days Photographers: Kristel Schneider and Marketa Kalvachova Date: 4 – 12 July 2013 Iceland, an inspiriting and unique popular destination amongst photography tourists. This is one of the reasons why Kristel Schneider and Marketa Kalvachova have chosen this destination for the first women’s only Nature Photography Workshop Tour. To explore top photographic…

Color Transformation

Color Transformation by Kristel Schneider This weekend I met, for the first time the members of  Massifs Centraux (a collective from four local Photographers). Together we explored an area nearby the Mont-Dore (Auvergne -France), Col de Guéry. Although the calender tells us we are in Spring, the weather is reacting differently with colder temperatures.  Between rain showers and thunderstorms I  was able  to take…

Reportage – Old Flour Mill

Reportage – Old flour Mill by Kristel Schneider Le Moulin de Graveyroux – Saint-Dier d’Auvergne – France A couple of weeks ago I made a photo reportage about an old flour mill, le Moulin de Graveyroux in Saint-Dier d’Auvergne, constructed in 1850. The old owner was very proud to show me around. This mill still provides flour for a many bakers in Livradois-Forez, the regional…

Spring Flower Photography

Dog’s tooth violet by Kristel Schneider Thanks to a tip from  Emmanuel Boitier I was lucky to find a rare spring flower called  Dog’s Tooth violet ( Erythronium dens-canis). After my last flower session on Spring Snowflakes I wanted to take soft focus images and try different things.  But the problem with this little flower is that they do not grow close together. To…