There was an opening of a photo exhibition in the forest. The people have left and a lonely tent is still there.
Amsterdam Forest, Amsterdam. Click on it to enlarge.
Apr 262009
Mar 192009
Slowly spring is arriving in the Netherlands. There have been a couple of good days in a row now. Still quite chilly and foggy in the morning, but the afternoons are bright and comfortable.
Minervalaan, Zuidas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Click on it to enlarge.
Feb 042009
“Amsterdam thanks its Canadians” is a monument in Amsterdam on the Apollolaan. It stands along the route the Canadians took when the liberated Amsterdam in the spring of 1945 at the end of the second world war. As a boy I often passed it on my way to school. I did not like it because of the material used. I like it better now, but the rusty steel does not relate to a liberated feeling for me.
“Amsterdam dankt zijn Canadezen”. Click on it to enlarge.
Jan 252009
This afternoon I was in the center of Amsterdam. The canals and the 17th century houses looked wonderful in the low winter light. The canals beg for panorama shots. There is so much to see and there are so many corners and angles. Here’s an example.
Leidsegracht, Amsterdam. Click on it to enlarge.
Nov 202008
The small village of “Oost”, which means “east”, in Dutch. For more photos in this series have a look at my gallery of photographs of the island of Texel.
Village of Oost, Texel. Click on it to enlarge.
Nov 122008
The photo was taken in National Park “Dunes of Texel” in the Netherlands. This area is called “de Slufter”. It was on a foggy morning. The sun was trying to clear the sea fog and the light was beautiful. More information about the Texel Dunes National Park and the “De Slufter” can be found on this Wikipedia page.
De Slufter, Texel. Click on it to enlarge.
Apr 262008
On my recent holiday to Austria I made several pictures of hang gliders. But which one do I like best? I already selected the one where they form a triangular shape. Below is a selection of two of these. How much mountains as a border below is enough? Do I want them to be really separate from the clouds or does it add something to the photo just because of the clouds (which was my first feeling).
I also made a number of shots with the para gliders being very small relative to the scene. I like that very much, but it does ask a little more work of the viewer. In the end I think this give a better impression of the scene because it better shows the humbleness of the gliders in the big sky above the mountains.
