Archive for 2010

Urban Bat

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This little fellow I found when commuting on bike to work. Most other bikers were completely unaware of this little bat hanging from the ceiling of the tunnel above their heads, and it seemed like the bat didn’t care either. Using my compact camera I took this picture with some effort. Having parked my bike as a bit of insurance that people would notice me I used al my length to reach the ceiling of the tunnel. Making sure the bat was viewed from the front and those on bike from behind it created the atmosphere of mutual ignorance that struck me. Again it shows that with a little attention to our urban environment we can surely see nature finding it’s place there as well.

Canon IXUS 50, 5.8mm, f2.8

Australia 2010

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After Iceland in early spring I was fortunate enough to be able to head out for Australia in June (Having a conference in Singapore for work certainly helped). Having prearranged the mechanics of the trip (Flight and Motorhome) with Walkabout Australia in the Netherlands we arrived nicely on time, only to find out they had upgraded the motorhome from a 3 person to a 6 person version. In other words a HUGE motorhome. Very comfortable, and luckily, most roads in the Nothern Territory are typically very wide. Cruising through the NT we had the distinct feeling of the odometer being in miles and the spedometer in km, what a huge and stretching piece of land it is. We have experienced the pleasantness of Australia’s outback mentality, seen beautiful landscapes, marvelled at impossible colors in the sky and on earth, enyojed crystal clear nightly skies, and felt temperatures drop to the freezing point. And with this year being a particularly wet year many trees were green, (uh where is the desert we sometimes thought), and flowers and animals were in abundance. With the three of us (Sharon, our 2-year old son Maeryn, and myself) we had a wonderful time in a beautiful part of Australia. I would say if you come close, make sure you land there.

Iceland 2010

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Finally, I have sorted the images taken in Iceland. It took a while, but I think it was worth it. The images below give an impression of our trip. Chilly to the bone, windy and wet, but what a beautiful land!

Hallerbos 2010

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Like last year I went to the Hallerbos near Brussels, however, this year I went a couple of weeks earlier to catch the first blossoming of the bluebells. While the moring was beatifull with great colors reflecting on the leaves it never quite seemed to fall upon the leaves or bluebells I had choosen to be part of my composition. A bit lost for ideas I tried some alternative photographs. Good or bad, you decide, at least I had a pleasant morning.

Snowcapped Heather

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January 30th 2010

This image was an attempt to improve on an interesting idea from Marijn Heuts. During the monthly meeting from the VNFE he took with him a picture of a heather plant lightly capped with snow. Walking through a forest and heather field close to my home I had this image in my mind. The fluffyness of the fresh snow, the backlighting by the sun and the strong contrast in the background with the dark (almost black) forest background all added to the image.

Nikon D200, 70-200VR/2.8, 1/1250s, f7.1, iso200, handheld

March number of ‘Grasduinen’ featuring moor frog article

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The March issue of the Dutch nature magazine ‘Grasduinen’ features an article written and illustrated by Marijn Heuts, Paul van Hoof and myself about moor frogs. More specifically, in the article the focus is on the moor frog’s blue color in spring time. For any of you who have seen more of my work will know, photographing amfibians is someting that I have a weak spot for. Turning it into an article makes for a nice outlet for my enjoyment in all the nightly hours. Hope many more blue springs lay in the future of these little frogs! Click on the image on the left to open the draft version of the article. For the real and final article, there is no substitute for the real thing.