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2011 365 project

Last year I did a 365 project where I took one photo every day with the focus on bokeh. It turned out to be a real difficult project, as time was limited on most days and sometimes I had no more than 5 minutes to come up with a shot. ...
Louwman Museum

A short impression of the collection at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, The Netherlands. If you want to use one of my pictures, please contact me by email or comment on this post. [shutterstock keywords="vintage car"]
Jewish Cemetery

This morning I got up early and drove to the old Jewish Cemetery in Muiderberg. The old part of the cemetery lies on hillslopes within a forest. Together with the old tombstones, some of them cracked or overgrown with plants, create a tranquil atmosphere. Here is an impression of this beautiful ...
Chengdu / Sichuan

Finally I found the time to complete the posts about our trip to China and Tibet. After our visit to Tibet we flew to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province. Sichuan is of course famous for its delicious and spicy kitchen. Within 30 minutes after our arrival we had ...

RIP Gary Moore

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Another one of my heroes has passed away, he finally joined his good friend Phil Lynott. If there is a heaven, it's now a much much better place.

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As last year has definitely passed by now I thought it was time to create my Top 3 list of CD’s for 2010. 1: Dimmu Borgir - Abrahadabra Hugely bombastic, it mixes Metal with Classical Music to an almost perfect sound. 2: Motörhead - The Wörld is Yours Lemmy just turned 65, Motörhead turned ...

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Bokeh365

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Never in my life have I made New Years resolutions, but there's always a first. I decided to start my own 365 photography project complete with a theme: Bokeh. As the almighty Wikipedia explains: "In photography, bokeh is the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas ...

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Cleaning the canals

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After a dreadful morning filled with rain, the sun decided to show up for the day. I did a shorter than anticipated walk near the canals in Utrecht, as it was still very slippery on the pavements. Just when I decided to go back I stumbled upon this scene. I ...

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Fog at night

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Tuesday was a real foggy day in the Netherlands. So after dinner I decided to conquer the cold, dark and wet weather, and took a walk through the neighborhood. After a while I reached this abandoned playing ground, lit by several lights in the midst of a completely dark park. ...

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