Sunday afternoon, warm weather, time to play with Photoshop. A while ago I made a picture of two pelicans in the fly cage at Dierenpark Amersfoort. I thought it was a funny photo because it immediately reminded me of saying aah at the doctor. I have made a few different edits. The first is the READ MORE
Author: Anja Wessels
Zinnia
A collection of photos I took today of flowers that are on my table. Beautiful colorful zinnias. The flowers were a gift. My mother has a very sweet lady that helps her with heavier household chores. This lady has a man who loves flowers and he has a community garden. Here are many beautiful flowers READ MORE
Abstract impressions
Summer break, so time to play! 🙂 Playing with photos and Photoshop. A while ago I bought a number of “actions” for Photoshop. An action is an automated number of actions performed by the program. Goal is a beautiful image. This action is called Abstract impressions. If you’ve used it, your image is a big READ MORE
Flowers have company
We have a heat wave in the Netherlands. I am not a fan of very high temperatures. It is vacation, so I give myself a tropical roster. Getting up early (around 5:30 a.m.), afternoon siesta with afternoon nap and to bed late at night. It is wonderful to go outside early with the camera. Yesterday READ MORE
Alstroemeria
This morning I got up early to go to Fortmond. One of my favorite places along the IJssel. A little disappointed I came home again. I was hoping to shoot some butterflies, but there were only a few of them and I could not take pictures of them. Everything is so dry and brown. If READ MORE
Black and white stripes
Vacation time, so time for playing with Photoshop and and photos of my favorite animals. In addition to primates and large birds, the big cats also belong to my favorite subjects. They can look very sweet and calm and very fierce and threatening. Lately I did not do a lot of “on black” edits. Cats READ MORE
Feathered friends
This year I bought a subscription for the Apenheul. That is the third time now. I also skipped a year, but keep going there again and again. In the past 4, 5 years I have taken many photos. Also many of birds. For the first time I also photographed one of the free flying macaws READ MORE
Lemurs
The lemurs are a family of primates that only live on Madagascar and nearby islands. In recent years I have been to the Apenheul many times and have photographed all the leur species they have. There are 8 species in the Apenheul. 5 of them roam free in the park. 3 types are behind glass. READ MORE