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Spain and Portugal just after the winter

kostermw — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:14 +0000

Since my daughter lives in Spain we have a good excuse to visit this country every now and then. This time we went in February, and I can tell you it was cold, wet and windy. Luckily we have also enjoyed a few warmer days and were able to visit nice places in Portugal like Braga and Guimaraes. If you walk such towns it is as if time stood still. But also contrast; Amazing beauty and incomprehensible rubbish live next to each other. I’ll show you some of the beauty;

Snow

kostermw — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:38:31 +0000

Snow is not uncommon for the Netherlands, but it usually does not fall in large quantities … until now. At some place it was more than twenty centimetres. I believe we have to go back to 1979 to find that much. Everything comes to a grinding halt. The mail is not delivered, and the trash is not collected. People are advised to stay clear from the roads, as traffic is a mess. But the children have a lot of fun, as they celebrate holidays now!

Incoming

kostermw — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:06:51 +0000

While having fun at the Elf Fantasy fair in Arcen last September, we were being photographed by lots of people. Likewise, such events draw professional photographers and very skilled photo amateurs too (or I would better call them unpaid professionals). One of those (Gertjan) did some very nice portrait shooting, and you can admire more of his his work at the pixiephoto gallery. This photo just came in via email last week.

Road Closed

kostermw — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:53:47 +0000

We are living in a dead-end street, meaning only one way in or out. Not a real problem, as the way out connects to a major road allowing us to go in any direction. However, if that connection would be closed, then you may take a long side-tour through the polder. And that is what they just did! For good reasons ofcourse, but it means we are more or less confined this weekend. To get an idea what is happening I shot a few pictures. Don’t you like the bright colors of the traffic cones?

Fairytale sculptures in Scheveningen

kostermw — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:55:42 +0000

On a beautiful sunny-day we went to the beach of Scheveningen with the photo hobby club to shoot some themed images. While walking its boulevard, you pass a large outdoor terrace with fairytale sculptures. These belong to the “Beelden aan Zee museum” and there are twenty-three sculptures, all created by Tom Otterness. They are so cute and photographed a lot. Here’s my take on it.

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Fabric Market

kostermw — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:32:45 +0000

A fabric market gives you a lot of opportunities to shoot marvelous patterns and colors. These photo’s were taken while my wife was combing the paths for some new cloth. The market was held in Gouda, a Dutch city famous for it’s city hall. More photographs are in the gallery.

Delft is beautiful

kostermw — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:25:59 +0000

A while ago I was shooting images in the “Delftse Hout” and decided to catch the scene as a panorama this time. Here’s the (shrunken) result. Hope you like it. The full image is actually a 4183×956 pixels image (and 6 MByte large). Too big for putting on this website.

Tulips in ‘De Keukenhof’, Lisse, The Netherlands

kostermw — Fri, 12 May 2006 14:45:26 +0000

late this year. As a result, the tulips in ‘De Keukenhof‘ were in full flower even in May. It is an explosion of colours, and if you bring a camera you just don’t no where to start or when to stop. To give you an impression of the richness of nature see the thumbnails hereunder. Want to see more? Go to my gallery and find tulip, lily and orchid images.