Today I made a number of promotional videos for my website. For me it was practice to see what is possible with Ripl. That is software that was initially only to be used on a mobile phone and the like. I had tried that before, but I found it inconvenient to always copy pictures to READ MORE
Author: Anja Wessels
Composite
A composite in photography is an image that is made of two or more photos. I love playing wit photo’s. I use Photoshop to give them a black background. But I also love to give them a natural background. Usually try to find a photo of their natural surroundings (making sure it is a photo READ MORE
Red
Red, the color of warmth, love and Christmas. Fits well in the time of the year. Some new photos and some older ones. Red!
Really close-up!
Photos I made in the past years and where I got really close-up!
Crab cactus
They bloom again! Late November and it is beautiful. I have three in three different colors. Red, white and salmon colored. Too bad they bloom such a short time. The rest of the year they will look a bit boring again. The salmon one had already withered after a week, so pictures of this plant READ MORE
Cats
The big cats are among my favorite subjects to photograph. Unfortunately, they’re not always the perfect model. Very often they are sleeping and in hiding or very boring. Sometimes if you are lucky, the eyes are open. And even less often they come into action. I share a collection of big cats from the past READ MORE
Lily of the Incas
Alstroemeria A collection of flowers. I have not bought them for a while. Most of the photos are a few years old already. Partly new edited. So much color, beautiful stamens, really beautiful to photograph. They are also in the vase for a long time. What else coud we wish for…. So, Alstroemeria š
Barbary macaques
Barbary macaques, they start their lives as wrinkly old people. Cute, but not really the prettiest. After a while they become funny playful and mischievous kids. Nice to look at! They love water. In warm weather you can see them playing in it in the Apenheul. As adults they enjoy grooming eachother, they look so READ MORE
Orchids at the Orchideeƫn Hoeve
Here it finally is, a blog about the OrchideeĆ«n Hoeve with orchid photos š Photos I made during my most recent visit and also a couple of years ago. I like orchids. I have 16 plants at home. Different types and colors. The plants bloom again every year. Throughout the year I have a few READ MORE
Birds at the Orchideeƫn Hoeve
Photos taken at the Orchideeƫn Hoeve. Birds this time. With the last expansion, a lot has of birds have been added. The enclosure is called Makirijk (Lemur country), but it is also a large flight cage with beautiful colorful birds. For me the birds are the most important, because I have already photographed many lemurs READ MORE