Home»Blog

September 20, 2023 - Recently I added two new galleries to my website. One is from a day trip and a street walk in Zwolle. These images are...

January 22, 2023 - Clearing. After much rain some sunshine.

December 15, 2021 - Since the previous post was the last post on this blog, this must be my second last post. Maybe a third one will come as...

December 12, 2021 - As a last post some fiddling with light, reflections and bokeh in pre Christmas time in Gouda.

March 16, 2021 - It is during Spring time that my lust for photography awakens again. During Covid 19 lockdown we do not travel much. So...

February 14, 2021 - The last day of the ice fun this winter. Temperature will climb above water freezing point. This is on the "Turfsingel"...

April 12, 2020 - This Easter is very different due to the Corona virus pandemic. In the evening there is an opportunity to do a short cyc...

December 17, 2019 - In front of my living room window. Non domestic birds invading the garden.

November 11, 2019 - Not the most amazing shots I have ever made, but hey, it was a sunny sunday:-) Just a colourful view from my balcony...

June 23, 2019 - Just an update with some of my latest shooting. Nothing special, but maybe you like them:-) The first shots are from a...

April 24, 2019 - It is the time of the year again that we can do some cycling trips in the evening. The sun sets at around 20:30 hr. This...

April 30, 2018 - The pigeon family from the previous post is no more I am afraid. Looking very sad now. Or is it just the rain?...

April 23, 2018 - I finally grabbed my camera again to do my first shooting this year. It is all about birds this time. In the garden....

December 24, 2017 - This year there is a skating rink on the market square and around the old townhall in Gouda. Merry Christmas.

October 20, 2017 - Early morning and early evening. It is known to photographers that these are the best times to shoot your images. So I t...

September 28, 2017 - This week I went out in the early morning to shoot some nice sunrise images at the "Reeuwijkse Plassen", however, no sun...

September 19, 2017 - Tuesday 19 september 2017. A bit shaky video clip with my Sony RX100M4.

August 27, 2017 - Gouda 26/08/2017. An unexpected surprise. The market square in Gouda on a saturday night.

August 21, 2017 - Some free hand shots with ultra wide angle in Gouda, my home town. Market square Gouwe Licht fabriek T...

August 08, 2017 - Just a moonshot with my 300mm + 1.7x extender. Kind of HDR.

June 08, 2017 - It is rather easy to shoot images in panorama mode these days. The camera can do most of the work when you are satisfied...

May 19, 2017 - Gas or "gear acquirement syndrome" is something I am certainly suffering from. A real problem for a gadget freak like me...

May 19, 2017 - Now is a good time to test your hay fever:-) Some shots taken during one of my many cycling trips in the "Krimpenerwaar...

April 21, 2017 - These birds are flying around here for generations. Pigeon generations, that is. They are preparing for yet another gene...

April 12, 2017 - Yesterday I spend some time in the" Heemtuin" in the "Goudse Hout". Not many flowers there yet. But with some eye for de...

April 10, 2017 - A collection of images I took lately. All of them shot in the Gouda / Rotterdam area. All of them contain some aspects o...

March 26, 2017 - This time a cycling trip in my region of South Holland. I shot some images with my Panasonic G80 with the 100-300mm lens...

March 19, 2017 - First spring like days in 2017. So it is time to take my bicycle for a trip and shoot some images. All image taken with...

February 07, 2017 - Since I own the rather expensive Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR lens for a while now, I am becoming a bit more interested in...

December 19, 2016 - Happy Christmas to all of you!

December 07, 2016 - It is only a 5-6 km walk from my hometown Gouda to the small-town of Haastrecht. However, it can take several hours when...

November 27, 2016 - This week the circumstances were very favourable for catching spectacular sunset colours in the sky. So I went out for a...

November 07, 2016 - Some people really thought this was an authentic old B&W photo:-)

October 27, 2016 - An experiment with my Nikon gear. My question was "What can I do with my D600 and 28mm f1.8 wide angle lens under low li...

October 25, 2016 - Testing a new camera the Panasonic G80 (G81 or G85 in some countries) with 12-60mm kit lens.

October 25, 2016 - To my surprise I spotted some white herons near the Gouda railroad bridge and "het Weegje". Never seen them there before...

October 20, 2016 - An hour spend in my home town Gouda. In the late afternoon when raining has stopped and the sun tries to save the day....

September 24, 2016 - An autumn impression. That is what you do on a day with nice weather in september and you have nothing else that is keep...

July 27, 2016 - Not a favourable time to go out shooting when you suffer from hay fever, but hard to resist the favourable light circums...

July 12, 2016 - Sunrise at 5:30. That means waking up very early. Certainly not my habit:-) Click here for the slideshow My bicycl...

March 13, 2016 - First shots in 2016. Nothing special, but I have to start somewhere...

October 05, 2015 - Some shots taken on a foggy Sunday morning in the neighbourhood where I live in the old center of Gouda. I think the mis...

August 17, 2015 - I made a collection of some recent shots, that are related in the sense, that they are all 'garden shots'. Some were sho...

May 23, 2015 - At the old graveyard situated near the city center of Gouda a lot of wild flowers are thriving at this time of the year.

December 05, 2014 - I bought a Tokina 16-28mm f2.8 FX lens a few days ago. Of course I had to try this one quickly on my Nikon D600. Rather...

November 29, 2014 - The warm colors of a cold season. Backside of Oosthaven Houtmansplantsoen Transparant Silent dark waters Mi...

May 27, 2014 - This is a selection of my trial panorama sweep shots with the Fuji X100S. The stitching is done by the camera. Local exp...

March 16, 2014 - The "Reeuwijkse plassen" are in the vicinity of Gouda, the place where I live. When it is good weather and I have nothin...

January 01, 2014 - Gouda, Turfsingel, Mallegat-sluis. Shot when I was leaving CRODA chemical site, the place where I have a job since 1974.