Frozen Flowers
Spring is a always beautiful season in the Netherlands. Every year there are many different flowers to see and photograph.
During spring we occasionally get some very cold nights here during spring with temperatures dropping way below zero. When that happens, fruit growers spray all of their fruit trees with water during the night and early morning. This actually protects flowers, the opposite of what you would expect. Sleepless nights for the fruit growers, but beautiful frozen flowers in the morning. The water freezes around the flowers and buds and gives a protective layer for the ‘real’ destructive frost. In the morning the water unfreezes from the first sunlight, and most flowers awaken untouched! The frozen water around the flowers gives a magical effect!
These photo series shows frozen flowers on the morning of Sunday April 3 in the Betuwe Area of the Netherlands, which is famous for its fruit trees. The flowers show a sense of emotion that I'm trying to display through these photographs.
