#MoodyNature

Olivier Steiner Photographyosteinerphoto
2025-11-28

It’s raining. The sun casts a final beam, fighting its battle before the day ends, while the valley has already surrendered to the dark.







A last beam of light is highlighting the woods and trees of a alpine valley already in the dark.
2 Peeps And A Camera2peepsandacamera
2025-11-26

An ancient stump holds fast against the ebb and flow.

Sarah Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Photo and edit by Kev.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝟐 𝓟𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪 𝓒𝓪𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪.

(𝒟ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝒫ℯℯ𝓅𝓈, 𝒹ℴ𝓊𝒷𝓁ℯ 𝓉𝒽ℯ 𝓅ℯ𝓇𝓈𝓅ℯ𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋ℯ!)

A close up shot of a dark, gnarled piece of weathered driftwood or a stump partially submerged in calm, deep blue water.

The water has soft ripples, creating a clear reflection of the wood and the sky. Another, longer log is visible extending into the water in the upper right background.
2025-11-21
An ancient stump holds fast against the ebb and flow.

Sarah Island, Tasmania, Australia.

© 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓡𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 𝓡𝓮𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓚𝓮𝓿 𝓟𝓮𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓮.

#photo #photography #australia #tasmania #WaterReflections #MacquarieHarbour #WeatheredWood #MoodyNature
A close up shot of a dark, gnarled piece of weathered driftwood or a stump partially submerged in calm, deep blue water.  The water has soft ripples, creating a clear reflection of the wood and the sky. Another, longer log is visible extending into the water in the upper right background.
2025-11-17
Training in the Dark

Some birds seem determined to test a photographer’s patience — or their low-light technique. Lately I keep stumbling into the same situation: dark birds on dark water, surrounded by even darker environments. And this time the mystery guest was a Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), the Dutch kuifeend, calmly drifting through the shadows at Oranjezon in Zeeland.

Photographing a mostly black bird on black water is a bit like trying to sketch a raven at midnight with a broken pencil. But that’s where the fun begins. With the Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm, I went for the now-familiar approach: low shutter speed, high ISO, and careful handheld tracking. A balancing act between motion blur and noise, exposure and detail. But when it clicks, it clicks — and this frame caught the elegance of the bird without losing the texture of those inky ripples.

This moment was extra special because I was there with my son. He wanted to escape the pressure of school for a bit, so we drove off at 6:00 in the morning and reached the coast before sunrise. By the time I took this image — around 10:00 — the world had softened, he’d relaxed, and we were just two people sharing cold air, quiet water, and the calming rhythm of nature.

Honestly? Those father-son moments mean more than any perfect exposure ever will.

#TuftedDuck #AythyaFuligula #Kuifeend #Waterfowl #Zeeland #Oranjezon #DutchNature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #LowLightPhotography #DarkWaterShots #HandheldPhotography #TrackingShots #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #AvianLife #WildlifeMoments #FatherSonTime #NatureAsTherapy #SchoolStressRelief #EarlyMorningPhotography #BeforeSunrise #CoastalWildlife #EuropeanBirds #BirdingNetherlands #ScientificCuriosity #FieldNotes #StoryBehindTheShot #PhotographyPractice #NatureJournal #ExposureChallenges #ISOHigh #ShutterSpeedLow #NaturalMood #MoodyNature #CalmWaters #WaterBirds #ByMaikeldeBakker
Naturfotografie Werner WillmsWernerWillms@pixelfed.de
2025-11-14
Die Röhrige Keule bildet im Herbst dünne, hellgelbe Fruchtkörper, die aus dem feuchten Laub hervorragen. Ihr zierliches Erscheinungsbild hebt sich deutlich von den braunen Blattresten ab und zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie vielfältig und zugleich unscheinbar die Pilzwelt des Waldes sein kann.

RöhrigeKeule #Clavariadelphus #Pilzfotografie #Waldpilze #Herbstwald #Makrofotografie #Naturzauber #Waldboden #Herbstfarben #Naturfotografie #FungusFriday #Pilzliebe #Waldmagie #Naturmoment #MoodyNature
Naturfotografie Werner WillmsWernerWillms@pixelfed.de
2025-11-08
Wasserspuren am Getzbach (B)
Heute gibt es das letzte Bild meiner fotografischen Rundwanderung rund um Haus Ternell.
Wie immer auf meiner Homepage weitere Aufnahmen dieser Serie Hohen Venn.

https://werners-naturfotografie.de/https/-/werners-naturfotografie-de/AKTUELLE-BILDER

#Getzbach #HohesVenn #EifelFotografie #Wasserlandschaft #Vennwacken #Naturfotografie #EifelMomente #BelgienNatur #Langzeitbelichtung #MoodyNature #LandscapePhotography #NatureMagic #EifelLiebe
Olivier Steiner Photographyosteinerphoto
2025-10-24

Clouds were constantly shifting — getting thinner or thicker, changing the mood, revealing colours or hiding them again. I only had to adjust the settings and let nature decide what it wanted to show.

Fog setting on lake Taney - Switzerland

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