Birds
A friend of mine has his enormous ‘backyard’ turned into a private nature reserve. Last year, he decided to create two grainfields, which were not to be harvested. The idea was that the fileds would attract large numbers of mice, finches, partridges and other animals. Well. the plan worked out. This winter, lots of Greenfinches, […]
Back in the Dutch winter, it was time to have a look at how the feathered friends in the forest were coping with the cold and snow. Well, probably not too bad, as it was very, very quiet at the feeding station. Somehow the birds did not need the extra treats and found anough food […]
First of all, a happy and healthy new year to everyone. Back home in the beautiful cold Dutch winter. I am really looking forward to a weekend of photography in the snow and cold. But at the same time, the sweet memories from the recent honeymoon to Patagonia travel through my mind. Going through the […]
Finally a day with lower temperatures and even a few hours without rain. Time to head for the forest office and try a thing or two. One thing I quickly learnt is that the birds are very much frightened by a camera close to the restaurant table. They just would not sit down and feed, instead […]
Weather has been drab and gloomy all weekend. In conditions like these, I normally take the macrolens and look for abstract images in the microworld. Not this time. At the end of last winter season, I got some interesting ideas on the photographic possibilities at my feeding station. These ideas have evolved into actual plans lately. […]
I went camping for the full weekend and hardly touched the camera at all, so nothing new and exciting to share. Time for a useful Photoshop tip then. Most, if not all, images that have been taken in RAW benefit from a boost of the midtone contrast during postprocessing. The files out of the camera […]