Common hepatica at sunset

Photographing the local anemones at the height of their flowering is a great pastime on a Sunday evening. With the setting sun in the background and a flash to light up from the side, it is exciting to see what can be found once you really get down low on the ground.

Common hepatica with backlight

Photographing the local anemones at the height of their flowering is a great pastime on a Sunday evening. With the setting sun in the background and a flash to light up from the side, it is exciting to see what can be found once you really get down low on the ground.

Wood anemone in front of the setting sun

Photographing the local anemones at the height of their flowering is a great pastime on a Sunday evening. With the setting sun in the background and a flash to light up from the side, it is exciting to see what can be found once you really get down low on the ground.

Blue anemone among last year's leaves

When the first blue anemones begin to bloom, the ground is still covered with fallen leaves from last year. Old oak leaves give a warm light brown tone in this photo. Towards the end of the flowering of the anemones, there will instead be a green environment around the delicate flowers.

Wood anemone in evening light

Photographing the local anemones at the height of their flowering is a great pastime on a Sunday evening. With the setting sun in the background and a flash to light up from the side, it is exciting to see what can be found once you really get down low on the ground.

Close up of a common hepatica

When spring finally arrives and the ground is covered with anemones the first impression is to admire the scene as a whole. But if you go close and look at the details, it turns out that common hepaticas are very beautiful up close. Here is a small part of a flower in two times magnification.

Common hepatica

The vernal equinox is now behind us and the first brave liverleaf have begun to look ahead in sunny and sheltered locations.