Monthly Archives: February 2005

Hallig Gröde – Nightfall

Hallig Gröde - Nightfall

Hallig Gröde - Nightfall

And then the light faded away, leaving a deep purple reverberation on the sea.

There will be a break in the Gröde series, as a visit to another island is about to commence. As I certainly will post some images from there first, it will take some time before new Gröde images will be available. But there many more in the queue and waiting to the scanner. So stay tuned. ;-)

Hallig Gröde – Butterflies and Dragonflies 2

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 2

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 2

And even more butterflies, which – like me – enjoyed the flowers in the gorgeous rural garden.

Lacking a macro lens, I dared to attach the 2x extender to my 70-200/2.8. This combination allows to fill the frame with the butterflies at the minimum distance of 1.4m. (This picture as well as the previous one is a crop, though.) Image quality is halfway decent, but of course this can’t stand against a macro lens.

Hallig Gröde – Butterflies and Dragonflies 1

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 1

Hallig Gröde - Butterflies and Dragonflies 1

During those strange days with only a wee bit wind, Claudia’s garden was turning into a butterfly and dragonfly romping place.

In the lee of the house, the garden had almost no wind, and suddenly there were a vast number of butterflies and later also dragonflies. I’m not that much into these insects, so if you know the exact species, please let me know.

Hallig Gröde – Sunrise Birds

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise Birds

Hallig Gröde - Sunrise Birds

Most of the time I was wondering where all the birds were gone.

During our first visit to Gröde in spring, we were very much impressed by the enormous number of birds on the holm. In comparison, in September they seemed to be almost absent. Well, they are still there, as you can see here: an oystercatcher swarm at sunrise. The stripe of land on the left horizon is Hallig Habel, the wind generators are on the mainland.