Elefantin

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!

Marriage-Horror

kostermw — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:31:04 +0000

Imagine you are married for twenty-five years, and it has been a good marriage … how do you celebrate that? You need some horror! My sister and brother-in-law organised a horror party, and many family and friends came over to congratulate them. And all of this in Halloween style of course. More pictures are on Paul and Petra’s own server. Photo’s were taken by Tineke and Cor Straver.

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.

Multilangual

kostermw — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:12:58 +0000

I am currently trying to make this site bilangual, so it will support English and Dutch. Have tried the WPL plugin, but this requires PHP5. Switching this on cause all links to completely fail. I am now trying xLanguage, which seems to be very light and clear in respect with the impact on the core system. Hang on there until it works.

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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Elf Fantasy Fair – Arcen

kostermw — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Every year there’s an Elf Fantasy Fair in Haarzuilens near Utrecht (NL). This year it was also being organized at the venue of the Castle Gardens in Arcen. Naturally we went dressed in our renaissance costumes and had great fun. Although it is very difficult to do some serious photo shooting while you are part of the parading itself, I managed to make a few photo’s which are presented in the gallery as usual.

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.

Maeslantkering

kostermw — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:05:22 +0000

The Maeslantkering is a huge storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg, which is a waterway located in the Netherlands, close to Hoek van Holland. The barrier automatically closes when needed. It is part of the Dutch Delta Works and known to be one of largest moving structures on Earth. If you wan to know more about this wonder of engineering then visit the website of Het Keringhuis. As usual, more images are posted in a web album.

Castlefest

kostermw — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:35:20 +0000

Every now and then you must do something extraordinary in your live. Since we were always interested in fantasy fairs and medieval related kind of festivals we came to the conclusion it was time to dress up and visit the Castlefest in costume. All clothing we wear is self-made by my wife. Actually she’s becoming a pretty good clothier.