28 februari 2010 was de officiele opening van de gerenoveerde Bibliotheek Peelo in Assen.
Hierbij een impressie.
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After renovation library branch Peelo was officially reopen on Februar 28, 2010.
A visual impression.

Some impressions of the ‘Gouverneurstuin’ in Assen.

We scouted this garden for it’s potential as a location for a bridal shoot.

I hope the future couple may like it as much as we did.

Noorderhaven, Groningen.
I’ve been wanting to spend time shooting the beauty of the city of Groningen for quit some time.
Today three of us spend a couple of hours revisiting known spots but also discovering new ones. New sides of this city we didn’t know about yet even after so many years of visiting it.
And still there’s a lot more left to see, discover and shoot.
So we’re hoping to leave some more footsteps behind very soon.

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Rue Des Saules
Montmartre, Paris

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One of the threats that keeps repeating itself at Dutch Wadden Sea every year
is nursing seals being disrupted by human tourism and fishing activities.
Seals panic, flee and get carried away from their pups by strong tidal currents.
Without the rescue work done by Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre Lenie ‘t Hart
– Zeehondencreche Lenie ‘t Hart in Dutch –
hundreds of these motherless pups would have certainly die.
It’s really touching to see one of those cute faces look at you and realise that fact.
This centre depends solely from public donations.
More information about this Seal rehabilitation Centre

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Abstract shapes of inner stairs design of Groninger Museum, Groningen.

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Seen in Maastricht …. A funk VW with a DJ on board.
We were just passing by.

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Railway station of Maastricht, the most southern city of The Netherlands.


In December 2006 we spend a few days at this city.
We travelled by car but this old (1913)
railway station building was very near to our
hotel and had a very distinctive type of architecture.
It’s really interesting to walk trough.
A very own old days sphere and offering
some nice views to photograph.

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I liked the patterns combination of this image.
It’s a house at Hindelopen.
A small town at the province of Friesland.

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Al die verschillende patroon combinaties.
Dat is wat mij opviel.


Huis in Hindelopen.
Friesland

Some time ago I was looking at some old images
from the end of the nineteenth century.
Those old images are often black & white but
some are also in very strong sepia tones.
That’s what came to mind when I saw this image back.
So I gave it a try to achieve that old look.
I did leave some of the color in it.


This image is taken at Smilde.
A little town nearby Assen.

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Enige tijd geleden bekeek ik foto’s uit de negentiende eeuw.
Deze foto’s zijn meestal in zwart wit maar soms ook in hele sterke sepia tinten.
Die sterke sepia tinten, daar deed deze foto mij aan terug denken.
Daarom heb ik geprobeerd om het een dergelijke negentiende eeuwse
tint en sfeer mee te geven.
Wel heb ik er wat van de oorspronkelijke kleur in gelaten.


De foto is genomen in Smilde, nabij Assen.

Reinvigorating hike.
Hoogersmilde,
Drenthe.

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Zeijerwiek
The Netherlands

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A shop window.
Taken in the most southern city of the Netherlands, Maastricht.


Although I’m not much of a dot lover those shoes just reminded me of Flamenco.
And the dog? How could I pass such a dog without pointing the lens at it …

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Emergency Exit!


City of Zwolle.
The Netherlands

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Colors of Autumn in the woods of Assen.
Asserbos,
The Netherlands.

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Baggelhuizerplas.
Recreation area at the city of Assen.
The Netherlands

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Inner city of Zwolle at twilight

Old building in the city center of Deventer.
Found the inscription on top saying it’s been renovated in 1895 interesting.
By clicking on the images bellow you can see two other shots of this building.

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Oud gebouw in het centrum van Deventer.
Bovenaan de gevel staat dat het gerenoveerd is in 1895. Dat vond ik een grappig detail.
Door op de twee andere foto’s van dit gebouw te klikken kun je ze groter bekijken.

Shot this alley in Deventer while visiting the Boekenmarkt.
Deventer is a very beautiful town. Lots of interesting characteristic old buildings.
I recommend taking along enough memory card capacity if you ever visit. : -)


Experimented with software on this one.
The sky is from a second picture of this alley with the right exposure
to show up the sky correctly and then adjusted to fit the processing on the original.

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Detail of the fontain at the Brink (central square) in Deventer.
The Netherlands.

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Detail van de fontein aan de Brink van Deventer.

Open air bookcase on the square in front of the Lebuinuskerk.
Image from the 2006 Deventer Boekenmarkt (book fair).

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Openlucht boekenkast op het plein voor de Lebuinuskerk.
Deze foto is genomen tijdens de Deventer Boekenmarkt van 2006.

Deventer Book fair seen from the ‘Wilhelminabrug’ ( Wilhelmina bridge).
This part of the fair follows the quay along the river Ijssel until the railway bridge you see in the background.

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Deventer Boekenmarkt gezien vanaf de Wilhelminabrug.
Dit deel van de markt volgt de Ijsselkade tot aan de spoorbrug die te zien is op de achtergrond.

Last Sunday we visited the Deventer Boekenmarkt (Book fair) for the second time.
With almost 900 book stands (six kilometers) it has developed into
the largest book fair from Europe since it’s start in 1989.
An opportunity to complete book or comic collections,
search for antique books or just satisfy your reading appetite.
But besides that Deventer itself is worth the visit.
It’s historical inner city, monumental town squares and
medieval buildings confirms you are at one of
the five oldest cities of The Netherlands.


On this image the Boekenmarkt at
the central town square De Brink.
Left in the background monumental De Waag were
Deventers Historical Museum now resides.

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Afgelopen zondag zijn wij voor de tweede keer naar de Deventer Boekenmarkt geweest.
Met bijna 900 boekenkramen over een lengte van
bijna 6 kilometer is dit evenement inmiddels uitgegroeid tot
de grootste boekenmarkt van Europa.
Het Internet niet meegerekend is deze markt de aangewezen plek om
op zoek te gaan naar dat ene boek dat je nog altijd wilde hebben,
ontbrekende delen van boekenseries,
stripboeken of gewoon om je leeshonger te stillen.


Op bovenstaande foto het deel van de Boekenmarkt op de Brink.
Op de achtergrond de monumentale De Waag waarin nu
het Historisch Museum Deventer is gevestigd.