Before venturing into the Christmas holidays, I had really looked forward to some quality time with both the family and the camera. But because the dark days before Christmas decided to really live up to their name, the camera remained largely untouched. However, a new year means new dawns and new chances, so when some […]
My intention has always been to post once to my blog every week. Sometimes that is logistically not possible, for example on holiday being without an internet connection. Those are usually the only occasions that the blog remains unupdated. Until now. The weather during my Christmas break has been so dismal, that I really did […]
Typical Dutch winter weather. We get some snow, are allowed to enjoy it for a day, and then are punished hard for the enjoyment with several weeks of dark, windy and rainy weather. You gotta love it. The forecast for the coming fortnight is more gloominess and there literally is no light at the end […]
Snow was predicted and snow was what we got. My neck of the woods received a large amount of snow, and me and my fellow photographers gratefully and willingly accepted it. When I got out in the early morning a thin base layer had just formed on the streets and from then it did not […]
Those who regularly read my blog know about my frustration with the weather forecast and my lousy timing in that respect. Well, for a change, I got it right this weekend. Friday morning was said to be a true early winter’s morning with light frost and possibly some fog. When I got out the […]
This past weekend was a typical November weekend with darkgrey skies, the occasional rainshower and galeforce winds. Only the Friday morning featured a vibrant pink sky, but I had decided to sleep in after a late night attending and organising the fantastic presentation that Marsel van Oosten gave at our camera club. Stubborn as I […]