Today will be remembered as a Siberian *spring* day in the Netherlands. With temperatures well below zero and a major wind chill factor made it feel like -15 degrees Celcius.So, this is what they call global warming… Once I arrived at this location at Ezumakeeg, I needed some time to make up my mind: give it a go or go straight back home, nice and warm. I choose option one and was treated with an, I think well deserved, spectacular sunrise over the frozen water.During the shoot, where I was standing on a small hill catching the > 50 km/h wind straight in my face, I left the spot a couple of times to be able to go out of the wind. This was the only way to keep going without my face and fingers getting frozen…So, a very cold sunrise today, but I;m pleased with the results...
The sun sets behind the village of Hoogkerk on a summer evening. The Dutch soccer team was about to kick-off against Brasil in the 3rd place final so it was nice and quiet here at the very border of the city of Groningen.
My summer holidays have almost come to an end, it's back to work again tomorrow. We're back from a great holiday in Scotland and of course I took a few pictures. It will take some processing time, but I'll share some photos on Facebook in the next couple of days.As an appetiser, here's a panorama shot of Loch Lomond just after sunset. It's stitched from 5 portrait photos.
During our Scotland holiday this summer we only spent one night along Loch Lomond in the south of Scotland. But for me as a landscape photographer it was a fantastic evening.This photo showing the sunset was taken at the same location as the panorama posted earlier this week.Lot's of drama in the sky, nicely lit by the last rays of sunlight. Man, I just kept shooting! Again, a lot of midges were trying to make me mad but with such scenes I couldn't be bothered too much.