Dear friends 🦋 Thanks so much for the kind likes and follows while I’ve been offline. I appreciate you all very much for sticking around. Life happens and it's no harm to take a break when needed. So I'll ease back in gently with some lovely lavender from my garden 💜 #flowerphotographer #lavender

Light filters through & gently touches the foothills of the Tombstone mountains, painted in a kaleidoscope of mesmerizing autumn tundra. For scale, note the size of the subalpine fir trees! Yukon, Canada. #photography #travel #bluesky #nature #landscape #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Bloody sunset from the French Alps, in the Chamonix valley… #photography #nature #art #sunset

Spot light in the Icelandic Highlands… Shot from a Cessna plane. #photography #landscape #nature #art

~Breathe~ This place took my breath away...and has filled me with humbleness and bliss. Canon EOS R5 +Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM + polarizer f/13, 1/2s, ISO-400, 27mm #Nature #Photography #naturephoto #waterfall #waterfalls #naturephotography #longexposure #canon

— Time to Leave — #PoetryReading for #ImageAndVerse and #StunDay #EastCoastKin collaboration With Henrik @spranz.org #poetry #ECKCollab My #original voice with pitch increased 2 levels in Kinesmaster for rabbit voice

~Little Paradise~ A place I loved to be - you can feel the healing power of nature there. Canon EOS R5 +Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM + @kfconcept_de magnetic polarizer f/13, 1/2s, ISO-500, 20mm #Nature #Photography #naturephoto #waterfall #naturephotography #longexposure #WaterfallWednesday

~ Sunrise View ~ I'm still wondering if it's a common blue [Polyommatus icarus] or a Chapman's blue [Polyommatus thersites], but I'm tending to the first one. 1/80s, f/3.5, 180mm, ISO-400 #Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh #butterfly

~ Start of a Day ~ A Marbled White [Melanargia galathea] starting for its first flight of the day. Such movies usually don't get much love, but perhaps it sends some love to you 😊. #Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh #butterfly

Overcast darkness & crystal clear iceberg reflection creates this otherworldly scene, captured around 2am in Disko Bay few weeks ago, while sailing back to Ilulissat. Greenland is beautiful in dark to 🇬🇱🖤… #photography #darkness #reflection #art

~ Meadow Brown ~ A Meadow brown [Maniola jurtina] in the very early morning. Those beauties are not rare, but it's rare to find them still roosting. f/4, 1/160s, ISO-320, 180mm #Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh #butterfly

~Hidden II~ A lovely and remote waterfall in #Slovenia. Can't wait to go there again. Canon EOS R5 + RF 14-35/4 + polarizer f/13, 1/4s, ISO-100, 28mm #Nature #Photography #naturephoto #waterfall #naturephotography #longexposure

10 years to the day since I took what is probably my most acclaimed image. Caister, Norfolk 2015. #photography #landscape #seascape

~ Three of a Kind ~ The time of photographing cyclamen has begun - I'm happy to have them growing wild in the forests around my home. © Henrik Spranz #Austria 2025 #wildflowers #bokeh #photography #flower #nature

A double-crested cormorant basks in the morning sun at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #EastCoastKin #ClassicMono #Monochrome #BW #BlackandWhite #bird #birds #photography #photograph #photographs #photo #photos

A wild orchid beauty for your Monday: A tongue-orchid [Serapias lingua] in the afternoon – in a light forest in Croatia. © Henrik Spranz #Croatia 2023 #Canon EOS R5 + #meyergörlitz Trioplan 100 f2.8 II + ext. tube No alteration/removal of image elements/just basic RAW development.

Goose panic! The race to change your settings before they disappear 😁 So nice to see the fresh greens of spring a few weeks ago. #LandscapePhotography #Landscapes #Photography

A new image from our Tuscany workshop few weeks ago… Very productive trip, feels like I’ll never have time to edit all the good shots we got 😆! #photography #landscape #phototours #nature #art

Good morning. I made a visit to the cemetery yesterday photographing rhododendron. I turned & to my surprise found I was being watched. My fox! #UKWildlife #UKbirding #Birds #wildlifephotography #photographersunited #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography #Fox #PhotoHour

Soča River in spring #slovenia #julianalps #trigalvnationalpark #spring #naturephotography

🎵 Karma camellia, red, gold and green... It's a glorious Monday morning somewhere, and my inner world is going to find it. #flowers #photography

~Last Light~ An Elder-flowered orchid [Dactylorhiza sambucina] with the last light of the day shining through some bushes. #Canon EOS R5 + EF 180/3.5 macro 1/3.5, 1/2s, 180mm, ISO-125 © Henrik Spranz #Austria 2025 #wildflowers #bokeh #photography #flower #orchid #nature

Studies have found that “forest bathing” (Shinrin-yoku) has positive physiological effects, such as blood pressure reduction, improvement of autonomic & immune functions, as well as psychological effects of alleviating #depression & improving #mentalhealth #trees #nature #photography #biophilia

Copperline, Death Valley 2022 - one of my favorite sand dune photographs.

I could go out and find some of these beauties 🦋😍. ~Launch~ A Southern festoon (butterfly) [Zerynthia polyxena] - one of my favourite butterfly species. 1/200s, f/4, 180mm, ISO-200 #Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh

I am passionate about the sea, the closer the better.

~Start into the Day~ A Brown Argus #butterfly [Aricia agestis] in the early morning - with morning light and dew in the grass causing a wonderful stage. 1/400s, f/3.5, 180mm, ISO-100 #Canon EOS R5 + Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh

Explosion of light from the Fjords of Senja… #photography #light #nature #landscape

Lost in a dream where the forest floor is a sea of violet and the trees whisper secrets in the soft morning light. #photography #eastcoastkin #zeldenzomooigezien #forest #trees #nature #landscapephotography

~City Hurdling~ An example of urban wildlife: a European rabbit crossing some rail tracks. The very low point of view and open aperture delivers a kind of crazy bokeh. Canon EOS 5D Mark III + Canon 400/2.8 L IS #austria #mammals #wildlife #rabbits #canon

I needed some time off from social networks - this is from my time out on Sunday. Have a lovely week ahead! European wood anemones [Anemone nemorosa] in a nearby forest. Canon EOS R5 + RF 135/1.8 1/1.8, 1/800s, 135mm, ISO-125 #wildflower #naturephotography #canon #photography #bokeh #austria

Immense power!

— My Silhouette — #poetry #WritingCommunity #BlueSkyArtShow theme #silhouette #EastCoastKin

How about some colour this morning? #multipleexposurephotography #floralphotography

Abstract nature… Just another image from those mud patterns on the coast of Bretagne… Photographed with cold white balance for artistic purpose. #photography #nature #abstract

~Hidden Paradise~ I was happy to be there with autumn in full swing 🍂🍁. Canon R5 + Canon 14-35/4 + pol. f/13, 1/10s, ISO-500, 17mm #Nature #Slovenia #Photography #naturephoto #waterfall #gorge

It’s funny the way things come out. I had no intention of a bunch of innocent tulips ending up like this! There must be a wish somewhere inside to put order to chaos on some level with all that’s going on right now Let art be the expression 🖤🤍#EastCoastKin #blackandwhitephotography#botanicalart

Best conditions ever #photography #nature

I forgot I had this one. The third in the set of those square single dune photos (I have a whole SD card full of unprocessed sand photos so hang on tight!)

~A New Day~ Whatever comes, there will be a new day. It can be rewarding to get up at 4:30am. A group of small pasque flowers [Pulsatilla pratensis subsp. nigricans] at sunrise. Canon EOS R5 + Sigma 85/1.4 Art 85mm/f1.4 #wildflower #naturephotography #canon #photography #bokeh #austria

Mountain portrait from one of the Needles of Chamonix, captured in winter… #photography #mountains #nature #landscape

Butterflies are in danger, according to a recently released survey…. I love to study (and paint) them… My heart aches ….. I don’t think I need to say further …. #butterfly #insect #botanicalart #Sciart #wildlife

~Pale Rider~ Likely a pale clouded yellow [Colias hyale] end of September in a typical habitat in Austria. Winner of IGPOTY Macro Art competition last year. Canon EOS R5 + Sigma 180mm f2.8 #Macro f/3.2, 1/800s, ISO-400, 180mm #insects #macrophotography #naturephotography #bokeh

~Dancers~ Liverleaves [Hepatica nobilis] really are one of my favourite wildflower species. Sometimes they tell little stories... Don't they look like dancers? 1/200s, f/2.8, 180mm, ISO-125 #Canon EOS R5 + Sigma 180/2.8 macro #wildflower #naturephotography #photography #macromonday #austria

Very happy to say my Fishing For Breakfast shot won a Highly Commended in the Black and White category of the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2025. And congratulations to everybody else in there, nice to see some familiar names! @BWPAward #bwpa2025 #bwpa

Spring blackthorn abstract experimenting 🤍 Welcome and thank you new followers, I love how supportive and friendly this community on #Bluesky is 🥰 Thanks for reposts, comments and likes. More in alt text re #process #EastCoastKin #abstractbotanicals #flowerphotography#botanicalart#naturephotography

Another photo that has already some time but that has given me a lot of joy. I hope you like the seascapes

Video footage from my macro photography in 2023. At last we have 3 minutes now, @bsky.app ! Thx! I needed to lower the quality to get under 100 MB though 😊. #Canon 5d Mk IV\Canon R5 Music: Gymnopédie by Erik Satie performed by Jeeyoun Yoo (Cello). #naturephotography #naturemovies #bokehphotography