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When I went out on Friday morning and yet again was confronted with a grey sky, the plan dawned on me to check on the weather conditions in Belgium. Not too far across the border are the Hoge Venen (Hautes Fagnes, Hohes Venn), a plateau consisting of vast moors and forests. Because of its elevated […]
No new work to show because last weekend saw me inside for most of the time. A lot of rain and heavy gusts, combined with other obligations, made me decide to let the camera have some well-deserved rest for a week. It made me miss one hell of a sunrise on Sunday, but I am […]
The winners for the 2012 Memorial Maria Luisa nature photo contest have been announced. I am very happy to be among the winners of this competition for the third time in a row. This year, two of my images have been awarded the highly commended status, while two other images made it into the finals […]
Last weekend I found a Bittern by accident, when I was on my way to the fishing ponds. I went back several times to see if it was still there, but could not relocate it. Instead, I found a female Kingfisher in the very industrious process of catching a decent meal for the day. She […]
Yet another true winter’s weekend. I had already taken a morning off from work on Wednesday to take photographic advantage of the fresh snow that had fallen on Tuesday. The morning was so blisteringly cold that mist had formed over streams and fields and I even got to see some sunrise colors for a brief moment. […]
King Winter has finally returned from his pensionado winterbreak and gone are the luke-warm temperatures, grey skies and daily liters of rain that we had to deal with for so long. Temperatures have dropped below zero and the air is crisp. Time to put on warm clothes and venture outside. And so I did. I […]