After a rather cold winter in South Africa, Spring kicked into full force. The peach, plum and apple blossoms are out, the bees and butterflies have returned to pollinate and the birds have returned to nest. It should not be long before the first rains and thunderstorms arrive on the South African highveld and settle down the dust, smog and smoke from the winter grass fires.

It’s a beautiful time of year for Macro photographers especially. There is a whole universe of life taking place right under your nose, so get those macro lenses out and start crawling around your garden and discover what’s waiting for you. For Bird Photographers there are equal opportunities at this time of year as the bird’s return to start nesting and preparing new homes for their young.

It’s time for the South African Photographer to get out of Winter mode, get those lenses dusted off and start shooting.

~ Mitchell Krog

As spring returns a whole new world of life returns to our gardens. From Mitchell Krog's Macro Photography Collections. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)

An African Hummingbird Moth in Flight. From Mitchell Krog's Macro Photography Collections. (Copyright Mitchell Krog - All Rights Reserved)

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