Landscapes

The past weekend was completely devoted to preparation. In part for the lecture I gave on Sunday at the Photo Community in the Mueson in the Hague. It was great venue with a very nice audience. During the first hour, I was asked to ‘judge’ the images the audience had sent in, together with three […]

An unexpected (last?) return of King Winter yesterday. We woke up, glanced out of the window and were greeted by several centimeters of fresh snow, more of the photofriendly white stuff still coming down. Against popular belief, I returned to the warm bed. But only for a while. The last few days had seen me […]

With winter still hanging around just south of our border, I decided to give the Hautes Fagnes another try, but this time another part of the vast area and in the good company of Heike Odermatt. The drive up there was less promising than last time, with a slight drizzle and not a lot of […]

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 […]

  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 […]

  Somehow, this feeling is creeping upon me that I have reached a quota with respect to mindblowing skies. In hindsight, I think I might have even reached that quota some two months ago already. It has been that long since I stood in the field, looking up in awe. Not that there have been no beautiful skies, […]