Dreamy Forest

Actually I wanted to go to another place to make some shots. I was on a hiking tour in the Swiss Alps and my way was really long. And then I passed this place and when I saw the light I had the choice to go on or to try my luck in this wonderful forest. As you can see, I tried it in this mystical forest and I hope you like it anyway.

Glowing Wild Garlic Field

As it is tradition during this season of the year to capture this beautiful field with my lenses I also wanted to do it this year. Here it is, a wild garlic field in a forest not so far away from my house. This time I tried to capture the spot in a vertical format with a small tree branch lying on the foreground of the image. I hope you like it.

Awakening Forest

Every year the same feeling after a long winter season. So splendid and everything so fresh to see how life is coming back to our forests. What you see here is a hidden place I found many many years ago and I visit it again every year during the spring time. But this time I visited the place before the wild garlic flowers were visible. Of course I went to this place also some weeks later when practically the entire ground had the color white from the wild garlic. So you will of course see also that image and I hope you like this one here as well.

Fairy Forest

------------------------- For sure not the first time I was here to make a shot from this amazing place. And I must confess that this magic area has something really special that attracts me like a magnet or like a sausage stand at a street party (lol). This time I made the shot some weeks ago during my stay this summer time in the Swiss Alps. Hope it is pleasing and thanks for watching. -------------------------

Legends arise

Finally I could visit again this place here. A place that I found many years ago and which I love so much. And it was so cool to find everything as it was like that time I found this place for the first time. But for the first time I made a shot in summer and not in autumn. And it was cool to see completely different tones and colors compared to the last time! I hope you enjoy the vision here.

Tree stump in fog

Well, nothing special, but I have this image on my drive since a long time and was not sure if I should post it or not! So I decided to show it to you and I hope you like it. Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated.

Enchanted Forest

I don’t know how many times I was already here in this wonderful area of a forest in the Swiss Alps. I would say that I visit this location a dozen of times during the year, and I can always find some new places and spots. This day when I made this shot here was really a bad day. Dark and gloomy and it rained only once … from the morning to the evening ;-) But nevertheless I thought perhaps I would be lucky and made my way here. And in fact … just when I arrived, the rain stopped and the area began to hide behind an upcoming foggy atmosphere. Just the right time to make some shots before the visibility were to bad! Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated. _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2017 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Instagram | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Foggy Forest in the Swiss Alps

Well, this is an old image from spring I made during a small walk through a wonderful forest. And it's quite a while since I posted my last foggy shot and therefore for sure I wanted to show you this image as well.

Ferns in the Mist

We were during a week in the Swiss Alps to hike. Well, and the weather forecast predicted sunny weather for the entire week. Oh how cool this is he he he. And when we finally arrived at our house in the Alps the sun was shining and laughing ;-) I decided on the same day to make a walk because I simply had to go out. But I should have known it better. In the mountains, the weather can change at any time. And in fact, in the middle of a forest suddenly the weather really changed. Drizzling rain, fog, snow and a very bad visibility? What? … Damn, not again bad weather! My God, and so it remained throughout the entire week. When I read the weather forecast again there were suddenly only black clouds and snowflakes instead of small suns marked as pictographs. I now believe that the weather god is performing an experiment with me just to driving me crazy slowly he he he. Well, I always take what I get and made the best of this situation, and in addition my dog loves this weather … it is always too hot for him in his fur he he he. When I came to this place, the atmosphere was really very mystical and beautiful and I could not resist this temptation and made this photo here. I hope you like it. Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated :-) _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2015 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Blog | Twitter | Google+ | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Forgotten Paradise

------------------------- Hard to beliebe, but this image here was made only one minute walk from a public car park. While everyone just passed this beautiful spot, I had to stop and admire this little paradise. Beauty is everywhere. You only need an open soul to find and to see the beauty. -------------------------

Dreamlike Timberline

------------------------- Of course I had to return to this wonderful forest high up in the mountains near the tree line. It’s my second year that I visit this amazing place. And it’s really wonderful that there are still such marvelous and for photographers unknown forest places in Switzerland. For sure a place to protect and like last year I was amazed about the beauty and about the amount of spots. This year I made only two shots and this one here is one of them! -------------------------

The Green Pearl

------------------------- You have no idea what I had to do to reach this place to capture this wonderful area here in Asturias (Spain). For hours I wandered in the woods of this wonderful forest until I finally … well, to be honest no, I’m just kidding (lol). Not 30 seconds from here, we parked our car. We were on our way to the beach, as suddenly I saw this place on our route. I was so surprised to see this. I had to come back … that was obvious. And days later, when the evening light was more suitable for such a place, I came back. I was wearing only flip-flops and not the usual mountain boots. That was so cool and so easy and comfortable to get at such beautiful place :-) -------------------------

Wild Garlic

It has become a tradition to photograph this field every year. Since it is only a few minutes away from my house, I visited this place a few weeks ago. Personally, I find it pretty cool, because every year I can try a new composition and look if it works and I hope you like this one here. _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2018 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Instagram Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Sense of magic

Do you remember my shot from a fairy tale forest some weeks ago? Well, this one here is another image from that super cool forest. It was like being in an exotic and unknown place and the best was that I never saw shots from this place in the social media. Here I decided to go with a vertical one focus stacking shot to have everything sharp from front to back. While I was standing in shadow the upper part of the image was illuminated by the light from the sunrise what was really cool to see and to enjoy … and it was exactly this situation which motivated me to make an image. _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2017 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Instagram Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Tiny Green Pearls

Not far away from my home there is this wonderful and small place in the middle of a forest. And every year in spring I can experience how nature brings everything to life … like this wonderful field of wild garlic. Some weeks ago I already posted one image from last year and it was clear that I will show you also one from this year. I hope you enjoy this image here ;-) On my Facebook site I posted also some thoughts I made … a sort of technical approach on the field when I make images like this one here. For those who are interested feel free to visit my page. _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2017 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Instagram | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Field of beauty

Well … an old image from last year when I was looking around for some cool spots in the forests around where I live. I found this spot here … a wild garlic field and I was surprised to find such a huge field in my environment. And since last year I always visit this place again and again during this year’s Spring season. I don’t want to miss the right time this year. Well, we will see if I will post an actual shot from this place in future ;-) _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2017 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Instagram | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Hiding place of the Dwarves

Can you imagine the face I made during my hikes in the mountains when I found this place here? The whole mountain slope was completely covered by this green carpet. And indeed, as I was walking over this area it sounded like I was destroying something. With every step I noticed that the surface was not stable as the ground was soft and muddy ;-) And every time when I find such places, I beginn to understand why legends and myths from dwarves arise from ancient times. I hope you like my vision here. Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated :-) _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2016 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Google+ | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

The Hidden Kingdom

For those who follow me on Facebook, this shot here should be very familiar. I posted some weeks ago in Facebook a picture made with my iPhone showing my gear in front of this wonderful scene. That evening I was again with our dog in our woods having a walk before the rain came. And hey … even in the forests of my Hometown Winterthur I can still find magic places! Beauty is everywhere and in everything, you just have to recognize it. That was the lesson I learned that windy evening. And what a wind we had he he he … the wind was really strong and I have been hard pressed to freeze the scene properly. Well, you can still see some branches and leaves blowing and dancing in the wind. But hey, I love this effect in a picture and therefore I wanted to show you this image. I hope you like it. Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated :-) _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2016 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Google+ | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________

Mystic wild garlic

I was at this location a few weeks ago! And although you can still see the sun shining through the trees I was already wet from the rain. A huge thunderstorm was approaching the area while I was making some shots to this beautiful place. In my left hand I held an umbrella protecting the lens and the cam from the rain while I was operating with my right hand ;-) And I was able to enjoy a wonderful and very special atmosphere, a special mixture of cold and wetness in combination with heat and sunlight at the same time. The whole area was filled with steam that rose up from the ground to the treetops evoking a magical and mystical atmosphere. A breath taking moment I don’t want to miss in my life! Thank you for your time and interest in my photos, your visit is most appreciated :-) _________________________ All my photos are copyrighted, © 2016 Manuel Martin (All rights reserved) - please don't download or print any of them without my permission and don't use my images on websites, blogs, facebook or other media without asking me. My posts are also on Facebook | 500px | Twitter | Google+ | Prints and Downloads are available at my Homepage _________________________