Cradle of Dreams

It's been a while...

2008-01-12T12:15:00.000+01:00

I haven't posted in over a year. Shame on me. Mainly, that's because this blog is a frontpage to a somewhat static website. After all, I don't update my portfolio very often as it doesn't contain my "day to day" photography. Still that shouldn't mean you don't get to see any of my work, so without more ado, I present you with a link to my Smugmug galleries. The latest gallery I uploaded is a photoshoot of Leiden just a few days before Christmas and includes these frosty photos. Viewer popularity will help me decide which shots to put into my portfolio when I decide to update it, so don't forget to leave comments and use the thumbs up/thumbs down function

Now I have to scoot, because the weather just changed for the better so I can take pics I've been dying to do for three long overcast days now...

Enjoy! And o yes, I hope you have a Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

2007-01-02T00:24:00.000+01:00

The Birds and the Bees

2006-09-15T20:53:00.000+02:00

You know, I think the first thing you notice when you go outside is the absurdity of it all. I mean, really, just look at these pictures and tell me it isn't rediculous!

It just doesn't make any sense at all! Why? What for?

And if you don't have any trouble making heads or tails out of the things you see outside, it's because you're staying inside. While you're walking to the office or cycling to the supermarket, your mind is trapped in a small conference room, anticipating the meeting you are about to have, or caught in the kitchen trying to figure out what to cook.

If you let your thoughts go out once in a while, you'll end up just as puzzled as the rest of us...

My Birthday

2006-08-26T10:05:00.000+02:00

This year was very special as I had a birthday. My family came over to pay my venerable age hommage and to have me smiled upon as well as spit and burped on by my little niece.

This is what they got me...

More Yummy Food

2006-08-26T09:05:00.000+02:00

If you're looking to gain weight, just use one of these pictures as a desktop wallpaper. Did you notice Pavlov watering your mouth?

Mmmm... poffertjes...

2006-08-26T08:56:00.000+02:00

My friend Randy treated me to some of his poffertjes extraordinair. Yummie... !

Life is but a dream.

2006-07-09T14:56:00.000+02:00

Some rowing pics I made last weekend.

Flowers Are Us

2006-06-20T16:44:00.000+02:00

Some overcast days the light is soft and mellow, filling the world with colours that seem to drip off of everything like wet pastel paint. A short shower of spring rain on one of these days will leave all things green aching and wimpering to be photographed. Who am I to deny Mother Nature that wish?

It's funny, come to think of it, how rain is usually considered bad weather, though all the while the droplets it leaves on the petals and in the hearts of the flowers only help them radiate their beauty more strongly and make them sparkle and shimmer in the light. There must be some hidden meaning to all of this. Some profound gem of wisdom. I guess in our lives when the rains come, although they seem wet and cold and we long for the dryer days we used to know, instead of complaining, we should just remember this means we're desperate to have our pictures taken...
or something...

My Coolest Pictures

2006-06-15T08:29:00.000+02:00

Thanks to my friend Jean-Paul, I was commissioned by the popular science magazine Kijk to take a picture of some ice. They picked the winner for their article, but you get to see a few of the runner-ups!

The Great Outdoors

2006-06-15T07:50:00.000+02:00

7:00 AM - MEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! MEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! MEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! MEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! Whack! "Urghhrmphmnpleuummmmnghghhhhzzzzzz..."

Do you feel tired and groggy when you wake up in the morning? One of the main reasons is probably that you aren't getting enough sunlight. So move that ass and get yourself outdoors! Really, there's all kinds of things you can do out there. You may think there's lots of stuff inside, but there's even more stuff going on outside!

Well all right, that last one was taken inside, but the cat on the left goes out a lot and the one on the right is very outgoing, so...

The World at Large

2006-06-15T07:27:00.000+02:00

Are you sometimes struck by the beauty of small household objects? I know I am. It's somehow quite unbelievable that objects so small and mundane are made with such care and precision. More surprising yet is the fact that no one seems to notice. We take these things for granted, but somebody actually designed and made these things. Kudos to those people!

My Man Tommy

2006-06-14T23:47:00.000+02:00

A while ago I did a photoshoot with my friend Tommy. Incredibly, he's available! Submit motivated marriage proposals below. Please include picture.