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Misty

November 21st, 2011

Mist is just the best and easiest backdrop to work with ;-)

In the city

October 30th, 2011

Inside the central library in Rotterdam:

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Metro station Blaak, Rotterdam:

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Morning and evening

October 16th, 2011

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Cows in October

October 15th, 2011

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Yamaha

October 14th, 2011

Sounds almost like a real piano, but costs and weighs a lot less.

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Hello again

October 2nd, 2011

Contrary to what the facts may indicate, I haven’t given up on photography just yet ;-)

I also didn’t stop taking photos, I just couldn’t be bothered to pick out the best ones and edit and post them.

And I still can’t.

But… I’ve decided to make it easier to get photos posted here, as I really do want to keep photographing and try to get better at it.

I found that the one thing I’ve always got with me, even when running a 5 minute errand around the corner, is my phone. It’s not a dSLR, but it takes photos. It’s also a lot lighter and smaller than my D5000, and much less hassle to get out for a quick snap of someting.

Some people might call it lazy (and maybe it is!), but after taking a photo with it, I can apply a one-click filter that comes close to what I sometimes add with 20 minutes of curves fiddling in PhotoShop.

So, the plan is to get back to regular posting from now on, and I’m starting with some of the photos I took today on my bike ride in the hot summer sun. Yes it’s October, but the weather clearly forgot to check the calendar the last couple of days! :-)

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By the way, if you’re on Instagram, you can see all the photos there (I’m locusmeus) – I won’t post each and every one here on the blog.

Queen’s Day 2011

May 1st, 2011

Week 52: Heswall

April 29th, 2011

And… here is the last photo of this series!

I first saw photos of the boats near Heswall on Pete Carr’s blog, and planned to visit the place on my next visit to Wirral to try and photograph them myself. But I just never got into that neighbourhood really, until a couple of weeks ago.

It wasn’t quite sunset yet (at 10.30 in the morning), and there wasn’t actually any sun at all really. Just a bunch of clouds waiting to rain. And they did, starting with a drop or two right as we started taking pictures, and full on rain within about 20 minutes.

So, now I know, to get really interesting skies, I just need to wait till it almost rains! ;-)

So, after this 52, what’s next? I don’t know yet. I do have some ideas, but haven’t made up my mind yet. As soon as I do, there will be a blog post about it :-)

Week 51: Daisy

April 24th, 2011

Week 50: Magnolia

April 16th, 2011

This one was taken in Ness Gardens last week Friday.