Sunday, January 10, 2010

eating and flying

What a lovely combination. And they make it look so simple.


Friday, January 8, 2010

Netherlands in the arctic

Apparently, i live at the polar circle, otherwise i couldn't have made this shot, and my hands and cellphone would not have frozen as i was taking it




Weird that Nokia, a Finnish brand, can't handle these light conditions and snow -you'd think they'd be used to it by now.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

freshly squeezed

Those nets can't be good for oranges


got Lucky

When i started taking pictures, i felt lucky when i got a good shot. The more pictures i took and the more i learned, i began to understand that you can't really force luck, but you can tune certain circumstances so that you have the best shot at getting the best shot, so you need the least amount of luck to get lucky.

Here's my collection of what i consider to be my most lucky shots so far:

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

playing with balls

It's both physically and aesthetically pleasing


Monday, January 4, 2010

Waving goodbye to the sunset

My brother in law and my youngest nephew




Snowy

The dog's name in Tintin is Snowy, and this reminded me of him

























But as an example of the concept of trying to capture snow falling in the night, this one might work better


Saturday, January 2, 2010

Nature's fleece

Moss always manages to look warm and comfy, doesn't it?


why i'm wrinkly

No, not because i'm an old fart, you bastards, but:

1) i do spend a lot of time submerged in water, and
2)



Friday, January 1, 2010

Diablo Rojo

The Humboldt Squid, or Red Devil, is notoriously hard to photograph underwater-and notorious in general, for they can be aggressive during feeding, so much so that they sometimes eat each other.



























(image found here: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/wild/3365/Photos#tab-Photos/0 )

but i found an easier way: just hold your hand over a flashlight.


still a big fan

First thing i had this morning was an orange. One of the things i shot last night was this. Orange phase showing no signs of weakening.