Just south of Oisterwijk, a town in the provence of Brabant, you can find a stunning nature park. Lot’s of little lakes (vennen) situated in forests and moors. A perfect place to cycle or go for a walk.

Jacqui and myself stayed in a hotel in the middle of Oisterwijk, a perfect spot to head of for something eat or drink in one of the many restaurants or bars in town or go for a walk into the forests and moors.

Below are some pictures of the area. The weather was stunning, in fact a bit too beautiful for me. I was hoping for some clouds and fog, but yeah, it is never right. During the early morning the treetops where lit by the rising sun, generating a mix of the lush green and the orange. For a couple of minutes it was autumn in spring.

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During the last weekend of October, I went with fellow photographers to the Belgium Ardennes. We christened ourselves ‘The Schoorl group’ as we first met during a trip to Schoorl, along the Dutch coast. Great people that inspire me in different ways. I feel very fortunate to be part of this group.

Every year we plan to go for a weekend to focus on our passion. This year we went to the Belgium Ardennes in the neighbourhood of Malmedy. We rented a little house in the town of Waimes. The house was great, the furniture was somewhat dated, so we fitted in perfectly.

We were blessed with the weather. Fortunately the rain only fell while we were sleeping. We had two main destinations: Vallée De La Hoëgne and Cascade du Bayehon.

Beautiful destinations with lot of photo opportunities to catch the autumn colours.

Thanks Petra, Arjan, Jan, Ed and Niels for a great weekend.  Sorry Frederik and Stephan that you couldn’t make it this time.

Hope you like the results.

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The area of the Posbank is a favourite spot for landscape photographers. Especially in August when the heath is blooming. You can find pictures of this area in a lot of posts on this website.

After failing to get up early on Tuesday, the alarm clock was set for 04:30 for the Wednesday morning. The weather predictions were looking very good, a forecast of fog in the morning. I met my friends and fellow photographers Sander Grefte and Dave Zuuring just outside the area and walked the last stretch. The forecast was spot-on, all ingredients for a magical morning where there.

Our first stop was the iconic dead tree situated on a hill.

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The island of Lanzarote is part of the Spanish Canary Islands and was formed by volcanic activity. The last eruptions were in the 18th century and evidence can be spotted in the Timanfaya National Park. Large lave fields with volcanoes create an alien landscape.

Please find pictures of this bizarre landscape in this blog, taken during a long walk through ‘Fire mountains’.

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From the 28th till 30th of October, I went together with fellow photographers Petra van Went, Arjan Keers, Stephan Ihrman, Niels Barto, Frederik van der Veer, Jan Teeuwen and Ed Geerlings to Ameland. It is part of the ‘Waddeneilanden’, a couple of islands in the north of the Netherlands.

It was just great to get inspired by this group of wonderful people. We stayed in a little holiday home near the village of Hollum in the west of the Island. It proved to be a perfect start of our morning, evening and night trips.

Thank you guys for the inspiration and days loaded with fun. Special thanks to Arjan for the pancakes and Niels for the ‘snert’ (pea soup)

Please find some pictures below taken during these days.

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As you were able to see in posts of the past, a place I really adore is the Posbank. It is an inspiring place all year long, especially in August, when the heather is blooming. Photographers, walkers and cyclers come from all angles to witness its beauty. It is just great to have this on my doorstep.

 

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During my work in the provence of Zeeland, unfortunately the possibilities to explore with the camera where very limited.

Last Saturday I finally had to opportunity to make some pictures of the North sea waves, broken by the line of poles on the beach.

Please find below some images, the majority taken with a 6-step ND filter to emphasize the movement in the waves.

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Addition: Pictures of 11th of April

Addition: Pictures of 7th of June

 

 

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Together with neighbor Fred, I went on Monday evening the 14th of February to the Posbank. A day before I spotted during a long walk a new location on the Posbank to make pictures of a sunset. How little did I know that the moment for this occasion was already the next day. The high clouds looked already very promising but when the sun disappeared nature presented us the most beautiful display of colors.

Find the series of that evening from the moment the sun disappeared till the final display of colors.

 

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