Normandy coast and Nieuwpoort
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Photos of a photography weekend on the coast of Normandy with its impressive cliffs and picturesque lighthouses. Our trip ended with a great sunset and a blue hour in Nieuwpoort on the Flamish coast.
Photo blog
On this photo blog new photos will be added regularly. They are often taken in my hometown Lommel or during small trips, bike or walking tours. The emphasis is usually placed on nature, landscape and macro photos but black and white photos and images of events can also be seen.
Insects
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This past summer I have been photographing insects with my new macro lens and extension rings. This resulted in some nice pictures which reveal a lot of interesting details of these insects.
Flowering heathland
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From mid-August the heather blooms in our nature reserves in the Kempen (region in Flanders). I went to the Maasmechelse Heide in The Hoge Kempen National Park and two days I woke up early to photograph the sunrise and the rich colour of the purple flowering heathland in my hometown Lommel.
Running horses
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On the last day of July our photo club ISO400 had a great photo-shoot in the nature reserve the Sahara in Lommel. 4 people of a local horse stable came with their beautiful horses to run through the water and in the white sand which resulted in some great action photos.
Young wild animals
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This spring I spent a lot of time in nature and I had some unique opportunities to photograph some young animals and birds. These are my best photos of a wild boar piglet, young tawny owls, a juvenile woodpecker and a cute red fox cub. All photos except the ones of the wild boars are made in their natural habitat in my home region.
Young farm animals
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It’s spring and in all grasslands young farm animals are grazing. I tried to make some good photos of lambs, young donkeys, little goats and foals.
Night photography in Duisburg
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A couple of photos of evening photography in Duisburg. The ‘Tiger & Turtle’ sculpture is a walkable roller coaster. And in a small parc the Mercator globus can be found.
The mills of Kinderdijk
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Some photos of the 19 windmills in Kinderdijk in South Holland. They were constructed around 1740 to drain the polder. Nowadays there are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Flowering tulip fields in Zeeland
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In spring a lot of tulip fields are flowering in Zeeland (The Netherlands). I went there and on an early morning I started photographing these magnificent display of colours.
Swans
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Photos of a group of swans on the lake of the nature reserve De Maat in my neighbouring city Mol-Rauw.
Snow and ice
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Photos of snow and ice in my hometown Lommel and surrounding areas during the coldest week of this winter.
Flamish and Zeelandic coast
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A day of photographing at the Flamish and Zeelandic coast in Breskens, Cadzand, Knokke and Blankenberge.
A weekend of photographing birds
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Photos of a weekend of photographing birds from a hide in Viroinval in the Belgian Ardennes.
Autumn in the High Fens
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Photos of autumn in the nature reserve High Fens (Belgium) near Ternell with the small Hill and Getzbach rivers.
Damselflies and dragonflies
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Some photos of damselflies and dragonflies in my hometown Lommel.
Living statues festival
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During the weekend of 18th-19th June my hometown Lommel organized a living statues festival. Several wonderful living statues and amusing street artists from all around Europe were invited to demonstrate their skills.
Tree frogs
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Photos of some European tree frogs (Hyla arborea) in a nature reserve. The frogs are range from 3 to 4 cm in length.
Hallerbos
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Photos of the Hallerbos (Dutch for Halle forest) with its bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) carpet which covers the forest floor for a few weeks during spring.
Balloon ride
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Photos of a hot air ballon ride above Walloon Brabant in Belgium.
Zealand
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Photos of a day bird watching in Zealand (The Netherlands)
Côte d'Opale
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Photos of a trip to Côte d'Opale (Opal coast) in France with beaches, dunes and cliffs between Cap Blanc Nez and Cap Gris Nez.
Landscapes in black&white
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Some beautiful landscapes from all around the world in black and white.
Lommel Sahara
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Some photos of Lommel Sahara with the first snow of this winter. The Sahara is a small nature reserve with ponds, woods and some small sand dunes.
Insects
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Some macro photos of dragonflies, beetles and grashoppers.
Fauna in the Eifel
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Some nature photos of a walk in the national park of the Eifel in Germany.
Living Statues in Lommel
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Last weekend my hometown Lommel organized the 3th European Contest for Living Statues. Several wonderful living statues and street artists from all around Europe, Cuba, New Zealand and Brazil were invited and during 2 days they demonstrated their skills.
Blue tits
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Also this year a couple of blue tits (parus caeruleus) have been living in the birdhouse in my little garden. The whole day they were flying in and out and feeding their young ones yellow caterpillars. The last few days the small blue tits have fledged.
Ghent
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Some photos of the beautiful historical centre of the city of Ghent.
Winter in Lommel
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Some photos of winter time in my hometown Lommel.
Fauna on Texel
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A few photos of seals and birds on the Wadden island Texel (The Netherlands).
New life
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The spring new-borns are beginning to grow up. These photos were taken during some walks in my hometown Lommel and in Turnhout.
Lommel during winter time
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A few photos from different spots in Lommel during the snow white but ice cold second week of 2009.
Lommel Sahara on freezing winters day
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Photos of Lommel Sahara on the freezing cold but sunny morning of the last day of 2008. The Sahara is a small nature reserve with ponds, woods and some small sand dunes.
Fungi
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It's autumn in Belgium and so a lot of fungi are appearing again. Here some photos of peculiar fungi like the colorful fly agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Amiens
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The city of Amiens (France) in black and white.
Contest for Living Statues
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Last weekend my hometown Lommel organized the European Contest for Living Statues. More than 45 beautiful living statues were invited and during 2 days they demonstrated their skills. Hereby a few close-up photos of some of these artists.
War cemetery on freezing winterday
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Photos of the German war cemetery in my hometown Lommel on a freezing cold and white Saturday morning in December. It is one of the largest soldier cemeteries from WOII and 39.091 German soldiers are buried here.
Winter sunset
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Some photos which show the rich range of colors of a winter sunset.
Autumn colours
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Almost all the leafs have now fallen from the trees, and every now and then there is already a heavy frost. Below are a few colourful pictures from the autumn.
Heath
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The most characteristic aspect of the landscape in the Kempen (region in Flanders) is the heathland. From mid August the heather (calluna, Scotch heather) blooms. We went to the Mechelse Heide in The Hoge Kempen National Park to enjoy the rich colour of the purple flowering heathland.
Sandsculptures
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For several years my home city Lommel organizes a sandsculptures festival in summer. The theme for this year is the Greek mythology. There are 15 big sandsculptures of the horse of Troy, Poseidon, the Cyclops, Homerus, Achillus, Damocles, Bacchus, Icarus, ...You can visit them until 16th of September.
Blue tits
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A couple of blue tits (parus caeruleus) have been living in the birdhouse in my little garden for a month. The whole day they were flying in and out. In the beginning they were feeding their young ones yellow caterpillars. The last few days all kinds of insects and seeds were on the menu. Now all 4 small blue tits have fledged.
Insects
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Macro photos of all kind of insects
