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Monday is the day that I have the care of the kids and our household. One monday morning after bringing the two oldest to school the youngest did not yet wanted to sleep (she is about half a year old). I decided to go out for some shopping and put her in the stroller. This […]
Even though It’s my opinion to ‘get it right in camera’ I do use more post processing than you would expect. Sometimes the RAW image coming from the camera just does not live up to the scene I was witnessing while capturing the shot. And sometimes my search for dramatic images just makes me play […]
I was out photographing the magnificent Dutch couds and the vista’s. Then while I was waiting for the sun to come out from behind the clouds a man came up to me. He lived in the house behind my position. He said that the view from his backyard across a little river was beautiful and invited […]
The Ferry Across the Zijl carrying passengers between Leiden and Warmond, back and forth. Yesterday evening was cloudy but as I suspected around sunset the sun started to shine for just a little bit. I decided to bring my gear so that I could go out for a shoot immediately after my weekly aikido training session. My guess was […]
After the last couple of misses in the tulip season (as you can read in this blogpost) I said to myself that this time I was going to be at the right time and moment. But then a little baby girl called Noor was born in my little family and things suddenly got very hectic […]
(Sterrewacht Leiden in Dutch) is an astronomical observatory in the city of Leiden, the Netherlands. It is the oldest operating University observatory in the world. The original observatory used observing platforms on the roof of the main university building at the Rapenburg. In 1860 this large, modern observatory was erected at the Witte Singel. This building was the home of the […]
An early morning view of the Galgewater in Leiden. Shot on a beautiful morning in Leiden, from the Rembrandtsbridge, next to windmill The Put. You can see the historic harbor and ships and the city’s timber yard. In the middle on the left is the house where Rembrandt van Rijn was born (the famous painter). […]
If you live in a beautiful city like Leiden you kind of get used to the beauty. Those special landmarks and buildings just blend into the streets and disappear just to hide in plain sight. Lately I’m rediscovering the beauty of my hometown. Triggered by a need to create beautiful images I started to photograph those […]
Inspired by youtubevideo’s I was planning on developing my macro skills more. So I ordered a budget version of macro extension tubes and started playing around. Ever since received my budget extension tubes I’ve been having lots of fun improving and practicing my macro skills. Allthoug I am happy with the results I’m getting allready […]
I pass this building every day on my way to work. At the moment It’s almost sunrise when I pass it and a couple of days ago I stopped and took a picture to put on Instagram. And then I thought; why not take a ‘proper’ picture with my DSLR, so here it is, a […]