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Wat een jaar Aan het eind van het jaar is het altijd leuk om even achterom te kijken. Ik merk dat ik niet zoveel ben wezen fotograferen. Waarschijnlijk van wege de situatie rondom COVID. Maar het was ook het jaar (voor mij) van superleuke kansen op fotografie gebied. Zo mocht ik begin dit jaar het […]
Begin van dit jaar was ik gevraagd als spreker voor de Pixperience. Vanwege de Corona werd het evenement uitgesteld maar gaat het op 24 oktober als online evenement eindelijk van start.
Een klein beetje landschapsfotografie tijdens mijn vakantie in Zeeland.
Het verhaal over mijn foto als opstartscherm van windows 10.
Onlangs werd ik gevraagd of ik het NISI m75 filtersysteem voor mirrorless wilde uitproberen. Lees hier mijn bevindingen…
Looking back at 2019 with a slideshow of my favorite images taken in 2019,
Mijn foto op de cover van de wintereditie van LEVEN! Magazine regio Leiden, hoe cool is dat?
Ik had mij opgegeven voor de Zoom.nl Tamron testdag en verrast ontving ik een telefoontje dat ik was geselecteerd! Get beloofde een dag vol spektakel te worden. Lees hier mijn belevingen van deze dag.
Een praktijk review van het Tamron objectief Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4.0 Di VC OSD met voorbeelden.
Praktijk review van de Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di OSD met voorbeeld afbeeldingen.
Onlangs ontving ik van Transcontinenta, een Tamron 10-24 met het verzoek of ik hem wilde testen en mijn bevindingen zou willen opschrijven. Inmiddels heb ik de lens twee weken in mijn bezit gehad en ben ik meerdere keren onder verschillende omstandigheden ermee op pad geweest. Hieronder een verslagje van mijn ervaringen met deze lens. Bouw Allereerst […]
Every year I take the time to look back ay the images I produced that year and make a selection of them. The criteria for this selection is mostly determined by the images that mean something to me, that have a special story. It might be a long awaited location I wanted to visit or […]
Ever since my first trip to Rotterdam i was planning on returning to the awesome architecture of this beautiful metropolitan. After the initial trip i found more locations angles and inspirations and was eager to try them out. Me and a friend set out to capture a Classic shot of the ‘Kop van Zuid’ the […]
I usually am drawn to locations with wide open area’s where you can see the horizon. You do not have to go very far in the Netherlands to get this. Almost every direction you leave the city you enter what’s called the polder. A rural area with meadows and fields and your occasional windmill. And […]
Last year I went out to the Zaanse Schans for the first time of my life. Unprepared, unplanned I just went there and got lucky. The weather was good not great but good and it was a tranquil summer evening. I was surprised by the calm atmosphere of this place. It was a big contrast […]
A couple of photographers I follow online were speaking of meeting to capture the sunrise. The next day I saw their instagram story’s that they had been to the Lighthouse Het Paard van Marken. This is a famous Dutch location for landscape photography I have been here before but not in wintertime with snow and […]
Its becoming a tradition and you see many photographers selecting their best images if the year. I’m no different. Its good to look back and see what you have done, what you have learned and hopefully see some progress. 2017 was a year that I finally got round to getting myself into more interesting locations. […]
Somewhere in September a friend of mine brought my attention to the Amsterdam Light Festival. I had heard of the festival but have never been there so it was put on my list. The thought of going to Amsterdam had not yet crossed my mind. I normally associate Amsterdam with tourists. busy streets, tourist shops […]
04:00 Hrs my alarm goes off. I did not sleep very well because of the excitement of what I am about to do. Somewhere in my mind a small voice tells me to stay in bed but then I realize again that what I had set out to do… It is mid august and the […]
As most (landscape) photographers I have a shortlist or a bucket list in my head of locations that I want to shoot someday. I don’t know how but lately I somehow seem to have set to visit some of these locations. This time it was the turn of the number one on my list for […]
I’m the kind of person that just wants to determine at the last possible moment wether to go out for a shoot or not. Checking the weather and hoping for those perfect conditions… It has made me miss a lot of awesome opportunities just because it did not look promising enough and then mother nature […]
It was a everyday regular Friday in january. I was planning on going for a sunset shoot over at one of my favorite locations. The plan was to get an blue hour image with the jetty and some sunset glow over at the horizon. The whole day it looked like I was getting my clear […]
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Its a tradition for me to participate in the JMG-galeries best of the year list and this year is no different… Like previous years it was difficult to select the best ones so I just selected the ones that matter to me the most… Checkout the Best of 2015, best of 2014 and 2013 too! Or watch the accompanying video posts 2014 and 2013 Especially […]
This one has been on top of my list for along time, the famous Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. I know it has been done before but I just wanted to get ‘my own version’ of it. A couple of weeks ago I finally got a window of opportunity, a small one but a […]
I have not been getting around to shooting any landscapes much lately. The reason behind this is that I’ve been busy redecorating our living room. Painting ceilings and window sills and all that. In the mean time I have had my eye on the weather and frustrating myself with amazing opportunities only to find out that […]
It has been a while since I got out for a landscape shoot. Lack of time due to busy family life and mildly suffering from excuses like ‘where to go’ kept me at home. The weather was not playing along with my agenda too. Also there are simply so many locations to choose from but […]
I work close to the town of Katwijk, a small peaceful seaside village in the Netherlands. The village and the inlands are protected from the sea by dunes. Not very high dunes but for the flat standards of a Dutch guy they seem like mountains! They make for great views and of course other types […]
Winter Wonderland Recently I got back from a short skiing trip. Of course I had to bring my camera along! I did loads of research in advance to come up with shots I was going to take and what perspective I wanted to have. The preparation was almost as much fun as the trip itself! […]
Ever since my company relocated in november last Year, my Daily commute takes me throug the center of the amazing city of Leiden. It made me re-rediscover my hometown again. I was born in Leiden and live in a city close by so I know the city of Leiden very well. Somehow my early morning […]
Its a tradition for me to participate in the JMG-galeries best of the year list and this year is no different… Like previous years it was difficult to select the best ones so I just selected the ones that matter to me the most… Checkout the best of 2014 and 2013 too! Or watch the […]
Autumn in the Netherlands. This year it was rather late but when it happened it really happened!!! Amazing colors and almost all of the trees were at their prime color around the same time! If you follow me on Facebook some of you might have already seen a preview of these shots so make sure […]
Recently I signed up for some stock agencies and their policy is to send in ten of your best images and have them reviewed. If seven are being selected you are in, if not, you can try again… Much to my surprise there were more images turned down than I had anticipated. Puts you right […]
People that allready follow me over at facebook have recently seen the edit preview of this shot taken in 2012. I was browsing trough my archives and then found this image. It was pushed in the background because There was a very strong ‘winner’ shot in that series so it got pushed into the background […]
I haven’t been out much lately. You know, the regular excuses of beeing busy with other stuff. But yesterday I just took a chance. I had hoped to go out and all day the weather was looking promising. I had two plans in my head, I ended up heading for the beach to go with plan […]
Here’s a small collection of close-up/macro images I took the last couple of weeks… I have had a fascination of dandelions for a while. I just love their structure and the background colors that happen when the background is filtered through the out of focus seedpods of the dandelion. I know it its a classic […]
Every day on my way to work I pass this windmill. It’s been a favorite subject of mine to photograph for some time now. And I have done so under many different conditions and seasons. Once someone said that I should turn all my images into a book about the Grote Molen. (That is its […]
Yup it’s tulip seison! A little late because of the long cold period but now its finally here! For those of you who have never seen the fields in real life; get inspired by this awesome drone footage. A couple of weeks ago I went to the tulip fields and I found this amazing spot adjacent […]
It’s the 9th of april 2015, although its springtime the weather is colder than usual. Ever since my first try I’ve been hunting for that one image of the tulip fields that I will be completely happy with. So I set out to give it another try. I know it’s early in the season but I’ve […]
Springtime has finally landed in the Netherlands, time to change the winter tyres for the summer ones! A nice occasion for me to start a theme on spring and what makes the best springtime pictures. Of course the flower bulb fields are always spectaculair but they are not yet fully in bloom. Usually the first […]
I was on my way to a birthday party. Keeping my eye on the sky. I had anticipated that the sunset might become interesting that evening and on the way to the party there would be some nice locations I had never been before. After driving only 10 minutes the sunset was allready about to go into overdrive […]
I am honoured to have my photo featured in this issue of N-Photo Magazine. Yesterday I finally received my hardcopy and I’m happy to be in the magazine with al these other great photographs! N-Photo is the independent photography magazine for Nikon users. Every issue is packed with Nikon-specific advice for taking better photos and in-depth reviews […]
I’ve been an Apple Aperture fan since I’ve started out in digital photography a couple of years ago. But since Apple has stopped developing Aperture I knew a change was gonna come… Now I’ve been experimenting with Lightroom for a little while and am very impressed with some of the functionalities. I’m starting to get familiar […]
Like last year I decided to create an slideshow of my favorite images of 2014. Always fun to look back and see how things developed. It’s been a busy, but a good year. This year I have more commissioned work in my favorite images, just because I had more photography assignments. Who knows what next year will bring? And if you […]
Answering to the call of Jim Goldsteins blog to go and post your top images of the year I participate again like last year. I also made a video post with a lot more of my favorites but here are my top 5 favorite photographs of 2014 with my comments… In no particular order: This one was […]
It’s that time of the year again. As a landscape photographer I have a bucket list of stuff to photograph in certain seasons. I mean, some things just look way better in winter and some things in springtime but in autumn… almost everything looks great! Because the sun is lower in the sky the light […]
Monday morning the 2nd of november 2014, the kids are in school and our youngest did not yet wanted to go on her beauty nap. As in my previous post, Macro Monday Morning so I thought it was time for me to go out on a little errand, and while I’m at it, take a little […]
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 […]
As a small project I have taken it upon myself to start taking photographs of landmarks and characteristic buildings in my hometown. Usually on monday mornings I set out and venture into the city. Some of these subject are really cliche and have been photographed so often that for me there is no real challenge […]
Sunrise landscape photography at the Vlietlanden, it is friday the 10th of January and it’s cold but not as cold as it should be. I’ve been to this location before but this time I was looking for a different subject. My composition is made and I was waiting for the light and clouds do their […]
My last post with the video ‘looking back’ actually was made because of this post; My top 10 pictures of 2013. It has been a great year for me on the subject of photography; It was the year that I started to take myself and my photography serious. It started with me getting a ‘proper’ wide angle […]
2013 was a great year for me photography department. It was the year that I started to take myself and my photography serious. It started with me getting a ‘proper’ wide angle lense, a website, contributing to a stock site, having a webshop over at werkaandemuur and of course a lot of new photographs! This […]
A quick blogpost. It has been some week, we have had many different kinds of weather in the Netherlands this past week. Varying from stoms to normal december weather to ice cold frost bitten mornings to foggy and misty sunrises. All of which were wonderful to go out in and try to capture them. Some […]
Frost has taken over the landscape as it is patiently waiting for the sunrise. Along with the sun comes the promise of (a little) warmth. Until then the landscape holds it’s breath and abides the cold. I captured this image a year ago on a very cold november morning. It has been one good year […]
The Hague’s Beatrixkwartier on a beautiful monday fall-morning. This location was on top of my list and I finally had the opportunity. Earlier that morning I went to Oegstgeest and shot the small castle of Oud Poelgeest but soon a little haze came into the sky so the fall colors on the tree’s were not […]
I was walking in the dunes of Katwijk with my kids, we kind of got lost in between the high sand dunes and i took a while to get back to the place we’ve started. During the walk the weather had changed from clear to cloudy/overcast. To bad because I was hoping to be abeled […]
I had to work late, on my day off… so after dinner I set off to get to work. My wife asked me why is your photo gear standing by? Being caught in the act I reacted shy; ‘Euhh maybe I get a chance to take a photo along the way?’ My wife gave me […]
I pass this windmill almost every day on my way to work. It is a favorite subject in my images and Instagram stream. Every day the conditions are different, sometimes not even worth mentioning and sometimes capture-worthy. Most of the time when it’s looking nice I cannot resist grabbing my iPhone and taking a shot […]
Shooting portraits is a ’thing’ for me lately. I have been experimenting from time to time but last week I got to do it for real! I just have a thing for a great environmental portrait and a headshot or an intimate portrait are photo’s I really love taking. I just love the concept of […]
I’ve been very busy this week on assignment at the Maasvlakte and the Rotterdam Harbour area. My company Balyon is designing an annual report for a client that promotes Cargo shipment via rail. In the assignment we were also invited to go over to the Maasvlakte and the Rotterdam Harbour and take some pictures of […]
As a landscape photographer you spend a lot of time searching for great locations. Most of the times a good location is not enough for good Landscape Photography. Especially if you live in my neck of the woods. Here’s a great tip; once you have found a location it is a good idea to go […]
Lately I’ve been photographing a lot of long exposures. And I’m especially intrigued by architectural black and white long exposures. Inspired by artists like Joel Tjintjelaar and Julia-Anna Gospodarou I’ve been wanting/planning to do a shot like this for a long time now. Finally a chance arose. A building in my hometown of Leiden, The […]
Sunset at Katwijk, A good friend of mine wanted to experiment and learn long exposure landscape/seascape photography. So after checking the weather and tide and matching our own schedule we finally hooked up on a warm monday evening in July. We decided to go to the location where the Rhine finally ends up in the North […]
As you may or may not allready know I am a Graphic Designer by profession. In my work my clients and I often encounter the need for a regional image. Something that adds context to the design or emphasises it’s localisation. If you search for images you can find a lot of them on stock […]
Yesterday all of a sudden, after a whole day of drab and dreary weather the sky cleared in the evening. It was the second longest day of the year. I immediately grabbed my gear and headed out to the Valkenburgse Meer. A location close to my home that I haven’t visited for some time. In […]
I’m proud to announce that I’ve signed up to the website werkaandemuur.nl to sell some of my images. You can buy big canvas prints of my work there but I must say that there are many talented artists who sell their work through Werk aan de Muur. So go over there and check them out! […]
This is a Follow-up from a previous blog called Bulb Exposure, you can read it here. Never make the same mistake, right? Oops, I think I just did… This week I was passing a field with fantastic purple tulips. I was on my way to check out another location but was very happy to see […]
First sunsetshoot in May, the weather is finally getting to where you would expect it to be at this time of year. Nature is doing it’s best to catch up for lost time. The trees and grass are exploding with green and the sunset’s? Oh well, check em out for yourself! I was not planning […]
After a wonderful day the clouds were blown away and gave us this magnificent sunset. This image was captured roughly 10 minutes after sunset and taken on the same night as my previous blog entry: Bulb Exposure. Quite a contrast in colours and atmosphere isn’t it? It’s a spot that I’ve visited before but every […]
Every Dutch landscape photographer should have a picture of the world famous dutch flower fields right? It’s a cliché image to have in your portfolio but if done right it add’s great colour and perspective. Last year I had my very first try. I was staking out possible locations on the internet and after weeks […]
Somewhere in february I entered the monthly phototheme of the Fokkio blog/community. The theme for the month April was landscapes, right up my alley! The photograps had to have been taken within the three previous months and had to be landscapes! Happy and surprised to have won and the great comments from the jury, gave […]
Yay! my image; Cold Sunrise has been picked as editors pick over at www.500px.com! I was pleasantly surprised that ’they’ picked my image. The exposure you get once your image has been selected as editors pick is massive! you can check www.500px.com It’s a great place for photo’s and you can sign up for free!
It is the 22nd of March, 5:30 in the morning and my alarm just went off… I suddenly remember why I decided to get up this silly hour… I was planning on taking a photograph of the jetty of the Vlietlanden, a small recreational lake in the neighbourhood. For weeks I was wondering how my […]
Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated by photography. Watching my dad taking holiday snapshots with his Pentax camera. Having him explain to me how to take a photograph and how the exposure meter worked and ‘helping’ him in his darkroom to develop the pictures. All on a very basic level. He was […]
