Physalis. This plant blooms with white flowers that later turn into green seed pods. But we know this plant mainly for its orange seed pods, the colour they turn in autumn. They are widely used in (dried) bouquets because of their unusual shape and cheerful, orange colour. Sometimes these seed pods turn into a golden transparent sphere that looks like it is made of filigree. This piece of nature's art is well worth a close-up! Using my macro lens, I came up with this soothing still life of golden filigree with an orange/red berry in it.
A few years ago I started to delve into photography a bit more and by now it can be called a passion.I photograph everything that strikes me in a positive way. Landscapes, animals and occasionally architecture or portraits.... But my preference is still nature photos, especially macro.. Read more…