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Spring flowers
25 April 2012
Leafs are appearing on the trees again. A sign early spring is over. Typical for this time of year are the spring flowers. These flowers bloom very early in the year when the sun is still able to reach the forest floor, before leafs block the light. I went out a few times to photograph these flowers, around home, but also in the southern part of the province of Limburg, where more special species are found. Very nice to see the follow-up of different species. A week futher in time gives the forest a whole other appearance.
Easter tits
01 April 2012
Almost Easter, so yellow is what it's all about. No less for these blue tits. It also the time when forsythia is in full bloom. I tried to combine both and succeeded. Take a look at the images on the left.
Handbook bird photography, Birdpix 8
25 March 2012
Recently the eighth edition of the Dutch Birdpix book series has been published. All previous editions were filled with the most beautiful bird photographs. This one has a different approach and describes how to make those stunning bird photos. It's titled: Handbook bird photography. It contains a huge amount of practical information and tips on how to work in the field, equipment, light, composition and much more. Of course the book doesn't lack beautiful bird photos and also gives a look behind the scenes. One of the chapters covers high-speed photography of flying birds using infra-red light traps. This chapter is my contribution to the book. I can recommend the book to any bird photographer who can read Dutch!