Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)


Above you can see a Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) which I found on my way while wandering through my town. I like the patterns and colors of the Firebug and I guess the name fits very well to the appearance of this bug. I am little bit sad because I took several close-up images of the insect but this little friend was in hurry so that it was not easy. I thought I would have one very nice close-up shot but at home I did notice on my computer that most photos were too blurry and the photo above is the … Continue reading Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)

Beautiful Flower found on Grandma´s Campground


I found this beautiful pink flower on grandma´s campground. I loved the colour and the shape of the flower and had to take photos. I increased the contrast of the image a lot with Photoshop when I came home from our trip to the nature. I also made a lens correction and added a vignette effect. Now I do think the images are looking nice. Photos are taken with a Sony Xperia P Smartphone Camera. What do you think about the images? Also I would like to ask if anybody knows the name of this flower? More flower photos available … Continue reading Beautiful Flower found on Grandma´s Campground

Some new Flower Photos, a Spider and the new Digital Camera


Some of you noticed that my blog was at least the last few blog posts focused on photography as my mother took some pretty awesome flower photos with a low-priced camera but the results were pretty awesome under the mentioned conditions in my opinion: – This Flower isn´t dangerous – A Flower which could play Music or not – Deep Inside the Flowerbed – A pretty yellow Flower and the Bugs – A pink Flower for Birthday That really floored me and I really can get pretty much excited about creative hobbies. I play guitar, I love to mess around … Continue reading Some new Flower Photos, a Spider and the new Digital Camera