Elefantin

Antwerp

kostermw — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:11:20 +0000

Antwerp is one of the bigger cities in Belgium. I had the opportunity to stay there for a week, while following a course for my work. It is a city with big contrast, and a lot of the town is undergoing reconstruction. Nevertheless some very nice old places do exist which any photographer should visit. Especially the train station and the old ZOO must not be missed.

Emergency Teams

kostermw — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:00:52 +0000

During the celebrations of the Queen’s birthday a large presentation was organised for the local emergency teams. Material and people were available from the fire-brigade, a diver’s team, and the ambulance services. We were invited by the Fire-brigade of Rockanje to represent the Brandwondenstichting (a foundation for burn injuries and wounds). During impressive presentations I was able to shoot some interesting pictures.

Elf Fantasy Fair, Haarzuilen

kostermw — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:01:19 +0000

The Dutch Elf Fantasy Fair has grown into to a major event in the country for people wanting to be someone different for a day. Being regular visitors we can say it was unsurpassed. A beautiful ambiance, fantastic people, and the best weather in the world. It is difficult to explain what this fair actually is all about, but the pictures will tell the story using all colours of the rainbow.

Navigation Flight

kostermw — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:45:23 +0000

Every year, at my work, a beginner’s course for flight navigation is being organised by the Flight Club PH-OENIX. There’s a lot of interest, not at the least because a real navigation flight is being organised to bring the lessons learned into practice. I enjoyed a fantastic flight in a single-engine Piper in which four persons can take a seat. Although the weather forecast was not so good, it turned out very well. We saw beautifull clouds (but no rain) and had a fierce wind, which makes navigating more difficult! The flight took off from Rotterdam Zestienhoven to Midden Zeeland. From there onwards to Seppe, and then back to Rotterdam. I was able to shoot some nice pictures.

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!

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?