I am catching up on my post-processing of photographs that I shot this spring, so I will be uploading many new images in the coming weeks. Here’s the first one. It is a close-up of a blue Mountain Cornflower (Centaurea Montana). It is an alpine wildflower that grows in alpine meadows and in open woodland. It mainly flowers from May to August.
I captured this macro photograph while hiking the botanical route at the Moléson mountain, which lies in the Gruyère region in Switzerland.
Make sure to check out our Nature’s Detail Photography portfolio to see more photographs of nature’s beautiful detail.
Hope you like this one as well!
Cheers, Johan 🙂
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beautiful!!!
hank you biwa 🙂
This is excellent!! Really really nice Johan
Thanks Dan! Glad you like it 🙂
Wonderful macro work!
Robert, thank you for the nice compliment 🙂
yep, this would look nice on my wall.
lol Chrysta. Thanks 🙂
soooo beautiful Johan
Thanks so much Johan
Beautiful Johan!
Thank you Yasmin 🙂
Thanks for the wow Luke 🙂
Wow
@Kerry: thank you for the compliments !
@Neil: thanks my friend!
That is beautiful!!!
Absolutely gorgeous, Johan! Looks like it’s reaching into the background. I love the colours so much.
Stunning! Gorgeous colours.
Thanks Kurt !
thanks for the compliment!
great and subtle colour tones. Very well done, thanks!
Hayo, Matthew and Brian: thanks you very much!
Michael: glad that I could make you like a flower shot 🙂
David: merci!
Beautiful flower and shot, well done.
I must say i usually dont like flower shots but this obe is in a league of its own. Awesome light and magnificent detail!!
Very nice Johan!
This is a stunning shot Johan, the light is amazing!
Just beautiful !!!
@Andy: thanks!
@Joanna: Glad you still like it!
It is so beautiful 🙂 Wonderful colours !
beautiful composition and colours!
Thanks Lili Ana! Thanks for stopping by again 🙂
Wow, gorgeous!
I like these, they’re so – airy. Good shot, and perfect background.
Schitterend Johan ! Mooie focus en zachte kleuren!
It is simply gorgeous! 😀 Have a great day!
uploaded it when I had a few hundred people in my circles and you were probably not in there yet, so I won’t hold it against you 🙂 Glad you like it!
Thanks Valentin and Nathan! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Mariusz, Stefanie and Jun: thanks you so much. I appreciate it!
Lovely image and flower!
@Athena: thanks 🙂 We’ll go shoot these together in spring if you’re up for it!
You know I will be Johan 🙂
@Kelli: glad you like it! Thanks for curating the theme as well 🙂
@Shelly: thank you! Would love to see your version of it as well!
@maru: gracias 🙂 Thanks for re-sharing!
excellent shot
Heel mooi! Ook de kleur van de achtergrond. Is dat de lucht!
dank je! Dat is inderdaad de lucht. Is vaak makkelijker te doen op een berg en is weer eens een keer wat anders 🙂 vind het wel mooi passen bij de kleur van de bloem.
Het is wat mij betreft precies goed, omdat de kleuren van de bloem en de achtergrond relatief dicht bij elkaar liggen. Heel mooi!
dank je wel 🙂
amazingly beautiful, love it.
Love it Johan! the colours are so nice and the layered background is perfect
Yes, simply and amazing.
Very beautiful cornflower Johan 🙂 The composition and shallow depth really push it up a notch.
@Francis: Thanks! I was lying on my back to get a bit of a different background
Precious…
Very pretty! I have a different view of one of these and had no idea what it was called so thanks for that. Love your point of view on it.
Wow. This is beautiful, Johan! The composition, the colours, the details. Wonderful.
Johan, this is a wonderful photograph, full of colours, with a very nice comp!
+Cho Tang: dank je wel!
+Peter de Rooij: thanks as well. Glad you stop by every time to see what I am up to 🙂
very nice
Thank you Zouhair!
This image has inspired me to to try some of these shots. Thanks.
Always good to try a different perspective Todd! Thanks 🙂
so beautiful capture! love it!
Thanks David !
Thanks Kai and Mim !
Lovely capture. It seems to be blowing in the Alpine breeze, yet the petals are sharply defined. I have some of these in my metro Atlanta garden.
Nice colours and composition;)
very beautiful. is wonderful flower and great butterfly plant
niiiice… :)))
Thanks Monika !
Really beautiful photo!!!
Thanks Aida. Glad you like it!
Its great to “see” things we often daily pass by. That’s often what a photographer does. Captures a moment and causes us to really look at it. thanks for sharing Johan.
Thanks for that feedback Ron! I have the feeling I still miss so much 🙂
Nice…
Thanks again Kenneth !
wonderful!
Thanks Bruce!
nicely done. that piece of white cloud completes the composition
Wonderful macro. I love the colours and lighting here!
Thanks Lisa and Sujith!!
Beautiful colours, Johan!
Is this called MACRO??
Officially yes. It is larger than life. Opinions vary though. That’s why I called it a close-up instead.
actually m a pro in photography..will u tell me actually when any photo called perfect macro??
Looking forward to seeing your images here on Google+ soon then!
In my view a macro photograph is a photo in which the subject has at least a 1:1 ratio with the photo negative. This means that the image of the subject on the negative is at least the same size as the real life subject. So, photography at 1x magnification and above. Anything less I would call a “close-up” rather than “macro”.
there are some of my images..those have been taken by me..i know it’s not classic..but I am trying to improve my photography skill…thanx for your help bro..hoping to get help in future from you.
That’s the fun in photography. If there is nothing left to improve or learn I will go fishing instead 🙂
Just let me know when you need help or feedback.
leuk:-)
Johan, this is absolutely gorgeous. Very fine photography.
Thanks Gary!