I recently realized that since our family holiday to South Africa, I had not photographed any fur or feather, instead focussing on landscapes, abstracts and macro photography. The telelens spent way too much time deep in the closet. But somehow, I suddenly felt like bird photography again and started to think about possible subjects. Around […]
I am both happy and proud to announce that for the third time in four years, I have been chosen among the winners of the annual Grasduinen (now Roots) nature photo competition. My image of a singing male Bluethroat in a pinkish haze of heather was awarded the runner-up position in the Bird category. As […]
Since our return from Africa, I had not been out with the camera. Instead, I spent the time to repair my floating hide, which had been at its intented destination for more than a year without being used and the winterfrost had made the adhesive crack. Last friday, I found myself down in the water […]
Some time ago, I mentioned that an image of mine had been disqualified at a major contest because of the unallowed use of Photoshop. Now let me state that I am not angry, disappointed or anything like that about it. I just did (and still do) not agree and am curious to your opinion. To […]
Unfortunately still no good news about the fox project, at least not photo-wise. After a long and hot day of strolling through the bonedry heather, I could finally count my blessings as I found a den that is certainly inhabited. Not only were there lots of fresh prints in the sand, I even heard the […]
Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the long Easter weekend with beautiful weather as much as I did. Most of the ‘photography time’ was spent observing and researching for two small projects that I hope to reap the fruits of in the next few weeks. They both look moderately promising, so stay tuned for (hopefully) the first results. Of […]