[Theme] In search of spring, 2016

[Anirban Halder]

Even though the last few days have been dominated by sleet, snow and rain, it seems like spring inevitably is transferred into summer. The leaves are unfolding, flowers pop up everywhere and most of the birds are starting to nest. This is going the way it is suppose to

Love the first shot Børge. This photo has the effect of making viewer feel happy - though there are snows but there also is rays of sunshine. 

[Matthew Currie]

Tiring for the moment of good equipment, we go slumming,  with a 100 mm. Sima singlet lens in a T mount with a sliding plastic focus and a waterhouse stop, on a D3200,  to capture the spring blossom of an indedible "spitter" apple.

[John Geerts]

A detail of the Golden Chain Tree.

[BillO]

Beautiful John.  The bright yellow is certainly a cheery intro to spring!

[Jakov Minić]

John, knows his stuff

[John Geerts]

Thanks Bill and Jakov.  For the flowering trees and plants we have an excellent spring, perhaps because it has been relatively cold the past weeks.

[Thomas G]

they are many this year but I don't know the name

[John Geerts]

Beautiful Thomas.  I think the same flowers grow in my garden as well, but I don't know the name (any more).... Perhaps something with Phlox ?

[Fons Baerken]

Aquilegia vulgaris

[John Geerts]

Thanks Fons.  In the Tilburg dialect that is called  'klökske'       Dictionary of the Tilburg language

[Thomas G]

Aquilegia vulgaris

Thank you, Fons.

I tried my luck 'Jakov Style' but couldn't get the result I wanted.
Hope I get another chance, forecast has a lot of rain...

[Thomas G]

Beautiful Thomas.  I think the same flowers grow in my garden as well, but I don't know the name (any more).... Perhaps something with Phlox ?

Nice one, John. I think these flowers can take some Jakov style, thus appreciate the pronounced unsharp flush below the main blossom.

[BW]

Beautiful flowers John and Thomas

[Thomas G]

Beautiful flowers John and Thomas

Thanks! I'm glad you like them.

[John Geerts]

Thanks Børge and Thomas

To conclude  the Golden Chain Tree in Spring 2016   -  Laburnum wateri ‘Vossii’