On February 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) the Lock of Love art piece was placed in Rotterdam’s popular district of Delfshaven. The Lock of Love ritual has been taking place all over the world, and is now here in Rotterdam as well. Not just a rail on a bridge or a chain around a lamppost, this [...]
Bailey (top right) and Pixel (bottom right) peacefully engaging another dog. A rare occasion indeed!
This week’s Photo Hunt theme is Daily. One thing that is a part of our daily life, come rain or shine, is walking the dogs… and the drama that comes along with it. I snapped this photo last week [...]
Yesterday morning we woke up and it was foggy and grey. Not exactly what we hoped for on a Sunday morning but it would have to do. I had a lot of housework that I was avoiding, so I asked my husband how he’d feel about going for a drive so I could take some [...]
Tonight when I was getting ready to make dinner I saw a beautiful amber colored glow in our dining room. I looked out to see what was happening outside and saw the sun setting behind our building. I know when I start seeing the lovely gold and purple sunsets that spring is well on it’s [...]
This lady definitely made the best of the recent snow here in Rotterdam. When we saw her coming we initially thought she had a kid in the sled, but when she got up close we realized it was her groceries. We told her how clever we thought it was and she said she figured [...]
Pixel loves the snow. When we take her out in it she sniffs around, pushes it with her nose, digs in it and runs around like someone put a firecracker up her arse. It’s a very exciting time for her!
When we first got her she hated being outside if it was anything other than warm [...]
This morning we woke up to a bit of snow in the Netherlands. At 10am my husband and I hopped in the car and set off to Kinderdijk! I’ve been there a number of times, the first time back in 2007 with the girls, then in 2008 with my parents and also once or twice [...]
The view from my balcony last night as my neighbours brought in the New Year with a bang!
Every year on New Years Eve I am on my balcony in hopes of getting some good firework photos. Back in 2007 I was bummed because it was raining on NYE so not as many people were [...]
Merry Christmas from Pixel and Bailey!
We have one year to try to teach Pixel to sit still before next year’s Christmas photos! Wish us luck, we’ll need it!
According to Bailey… it’s Chestnuts!!
This past weekend I went on a sailing trip to Friesland with my photography club. It was organized by one of our members who is from there and used to work at a sailing club teaching lessons when he was younger. It was SO much fun!
On Friday night we arrived in the village of Heeg, [...]
On Sunday Xander and I went to the Biesbosch in Brabant, just south of here. It’s quite lovely around there with lots of water and nature. There are boats you can rent to see the area from a different perspective and lots of trails for biking and hiking. We drove around the area for a [...]
One thing that has been bothering me about my camera since I got it, is the camera strap around my neck. The nylon material it’s made with scratches the back of my neck, and can get quite uncomfortable. Also, one thing I noticed when I was out with my camera yesterday, because it’s black [...]
If you are a photographer of any kind, you probably understand the annoyance of carrying your camera on a strap around your neck. At least if you are like me and you still have the nylon strap that came with your camera, those things are so scratchy. I can imagine that after a certain amount [...]
A few years ago I wrote about another blogger who was photographing strangers in public to ridicule them, which was something I disagreed with very strongly. It brought up a lot of questions in regards to taking photos of people in public. My personal opinion was that it was ok, that people in public are [...]
Sunday morning I woke up and my back was still killing me, but I couldn’t stand the thought of not making it to Keukenhof. The last time I was there was about 8 years ago and I was due for another visit. I packed my camera bag with painkillers and tried to take the Suck [...]
This weekend I went on my first outing with my new photo club. I was a bit nervous as I didn’t know anyone other than my friend Heather, but I liked the fact that it was a smaller gathering. I’m more comfortable in those kinds of situations and thought it would give me a good [...]
Well, Pixel is almost a year old now and has been with us for 9 months. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster of pee and poo but we’ve finally gotten it all under control *knocks wood*. She is so cute it’s hard to stay angry with her when she does things like, oh [...]
I’ve always been really interested in photography but never knew anything about it. I’ve tried looking some info up online but there is something about my brain that causes it to switch off when I get too much information at once. I needed personal instruction and I never knew anyone here in NL who could [...]
shoppers and crystal tree by wvs
Every day I visit the website daily dose of imagery because I have serious photo envy, and because I like to torture myself by looking at photos of Toronto and getting homesick.
Yesterday he posted this photo of one of the big shopping centers in downtown Toronto [...]
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan)
by Darren Shan
