Colors in the dark
I’ve been sorting out my photos from the past 12-13 years for quite some time now. In the past, I saved almost all the photos I took. The number of terabytes I needed to store everything kept increasing. So I…
Category Insects
Dog-rose
Below are pictures I took today, as I was walking home after visiting my mother. These photos were taken with my smartphone on macro mode. Every time I shoot with my cell phone, I am amazed at the details. Superficially,…
No more lock down
Wednesday it was possible again. Finally on the road again, taking pictures. On the first day I went straight to the Orchideeënhoeve. Enjoy the colours, smells, sounds and warmth. A day in the tropics while it was cold and unpleasant…
Beautiful bugs
Currently, I am reorganizing and cleaning up my photos.It comes down to looking at all the photos. That I give the folders names, so that I can find the photos. But also that I throw away a lot of photos.…
Party in the driveway
Mid-September, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and it is lovely outside. I come home by car and park the car near the hedge in the driveway. I open the car door and then I see it. There’s a…
Insects at Sion Abbey
My previous blog was about butterflies. Where you can photograph butterflies, you are also guaranteed to find insects. I don’t know much about them, but I find them impressive. The last photo is of a beautiful beetle. Potato farmers are…
Butterflies at Sion Abbey
It’s been quite some time since I’ve made a blog. I just didn’t get around to it. Busy with other things all holiday. I did take pictures. Now it’s time to share them. I have discovered a very nice quiet…
Digital Watercolor Painting
Over the years I have purchased quite a number of Photoshop actions. Today was a good time to play with one of them. The “Digital Watercolor Painting” action makes a photo look like a watercolor. Lighter photos are more suitable…
The beauty of the butterfly
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou Heliconius cydno …
Blanket flowers in the wild
On my walk I saw a lot of beautiful blanket flowers. Yellow and red buzzing with bees and bumble bees. Of course I had to take photos and make a video. I shared the video as a story on Facebook…