AS Photography
@elscan
Amateur photographer, fly fisherman, living Switzerland. Spends a lot of time outdoors and enjoy to doing pictures of any style. All pictures were taken by me, more or less Lightroom Classic edited and posted in highest resolution than possible.
Four spotted chaser - a large dragonfly. The focus is on the wings, which reflect the sunlight. The dragonfly really helped by positioning itself so that all four wings are in focus along their entire length. I've been waiting a long time for this... #dragonfly #4spottedchasser #infocus
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Posing, bird posing in front of the camera. It shows like a pro ... #sparrow #wildlife #frontdoorwildlife
A visit to the Biosphere in Potsdam, Germany. This iguana lives here and is free to roam. It’s quite possible that you have some spontaneous encounters. Make shure, that you have your camera ready ... #iguana #biospehre #potsdam #Germany
#InsectOfTheDay is the common winter damsel, a small dragonfly. Two species of this dragonfly live in our region – one with brown eyes, the other one with blue eyes. Extraordinary: they overwinter in the adult stage. #damsel #winterdamsel #dragonfly
Another quiet place by the lake - private area without public access, the right place for relaxing. #quiedplace #private #relaxing
Elevated platform – a platform for watching, observing and photographing birds, especially shore and wading birds in a protected area. Location: Lagoa de Obidos, Portugal #platform #observing #birdwatching
#AnimalOfTheDay is the common water frog. He is living in ponds and stillwater and has a lot of names including green frog, pond frog, European dark-spotted frog and European black-spotted frog. Usually found in groups and they make quite a lot of noise... #greenfrog #pondfrog
Theme of the day is #FlyingLikeIcarus - a hot air balloon flight in the morning must be great. #balloon #hotair #flying
Some rural impressions - a quied morning. Have a nice sunday! Archive picture from 2025. #spring #sunnyweather #lake #spring #rural
#InsectOfTheDay is the green rose chafer, a big scarab beetle. It can fly and is very useful for the garden. It pollinates flowers (see last picture). #FlowerChafer #beetle #scarab #GreenRoseChafer
#FlowerOfTheDay: Big trumpets in the garden and the insects love them. It's called Abelia Grandiflora - what a name! #flower #abelia #gardenflower
#InsectOfTheDay is the real wasp. Unpleasant when it stings, but otherwise a useful animal. It can be very persistent, especially when sweets are nearby. #wasp #wespe #echtewespe
#InsectOfTheDay is the ruddy darter The adult males are bright blood-red in color. A very beautiful and striking dragonfly. The picture shows a young male. #ruddydarter #dragonfly #male #pond #stillwater #young
#HolidayDestinations : Sunset on the old wooden piers. Location: Porto Palafita da Carrasqueira, Portugal Very beautiful shooting destination, especially for spectacular sunsets #sunset #portugal #pier #harber #ShootingDestination
#HolidayDestination: Caldas da Rainha, Portugal 1 Rei das cavacas - the city's oldest confectionery 2 Chafariz das Cinco Bicas - Historic fountain 3 Hospital Termal Rainha D. Leonor - The world's oldest thermal baths 4 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição - Historic basilica #historic #portugal
Palais Bellevue with centre de congress et "La grande plage" (the big beach) in front. Location: Biarritz, France View from the "Quai de la grande plage" near the Casino. Archiv picture 2024. #biarritz #france #PalaisBellevue #HolidayDestination
Summer is on the way - it's time for the beach. 1 mobile beach shop 2 beach soccer field 3 bay watch rescue car ready 4 beach kiosk Archive pictures from last year #summer #beach #beachsoccer #rescue
#AnimalOfTheDay - the cellar rattle or rough woodlouse. It belongs to the crab family and looks like it's from a bygone era. Photographed with a macro lens and flash without a diffuser. #RoughWoodlouse #CellarRattle #macrolens #flashlight
News from the front door wildlife photography project #neighborhoodcats Cats sharpening claws on scratching post or scratching tree or resting #cats #wildlifephptography #frontdoorproject #sharpening
#AnimalOfTheDay: Edible frog It lives in ponds or still waters and can make a lot of noise. Well camouflaged and can be found in large numbers. They're usually shy, but this one relied on its camouflage and let me get very close ... Have a nice day! #EdibleFrog #Pond #camouflage
#InsectOfTheDay is the black-tailed skimmer. A new short trip to the pond shows a big male specimen with spectacular colors. Have a nice day! #blacktailledskimmer #dragonfly #male #pond #stillwater
#FlowerOfTheDay: Lantana camara "Lila" (pink) The same flower as in my last post, just one day later. All the flowers have opened and are showing the full color spectrum: white in newly opened flowers, light pink for beginning color changes, and pink in older flowers. #LantanaCamara #pink #white
#floweroftheday Lantana camara "Lila" in bright sunshine. Its buds already hint at the color purple – but the fresh blossoms are initially brilliant white and change to purple after a few days. Have a nice day! #LantanaCamara #white #lila
#FlowerOfTheDay: Roses - giving roses is a joy. This beautiful rose is blooming in our garden, and what the picture can't show – its fragrance is intoxicating! Have a nice day! #redroses #rose #intoxicating #blooming #beautiful
#InsectOfTheDay : the ruddy darter The males are bright blood-red in color. A very beautiful and striking dragonfly. #dragonfly #ruddydarter #striking
#InsectOfTheDay is the black-tailed skimmer. A large dragonfly that lives near ponds and still waters. The image shows a male specimen. #blacktailledskimmer #dragonfly #male #pond #stillwater
#AnimalOfTheDay Scottish Highland cattle in a swarm of flies. And the long-haired animals can't defend themselves... Have a nice sunday! #cattle #ScottishHighlandCattle #flies #longhaired
#FlowerOfTheDay in #SinCityStyle : Harmless plant in real world and dangerous monster in comic world. I just had to do it - it's for the cinema in your head ... #harmless #monster #imagination #flower #comicworld #dangerous #plant