Sony/Minolta pictures of the week | 16 October

<p>I had an unplanned visit to Holland last week and during the fine weather there were some photo-opportunities.</p>

<p><a title="Kloksluis, Spaarndam" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8587/29645240934_f9d66c944e_c.jpg" alt="Kloksluis, Spaarndam" width="535" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>^ The Kloksluis at Spaarndam, near Haarlem</p>

<p><a title="Hollandslicht" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8132/30276063985_6fba7607e6_c.jpg" alt="Hollandslicht" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

<p>^ The Dutch have the expression <em>Hollandslicht</em> to describe the light on the landscape with their huge skies; also, spot the grey heron ...</p>

<p><a title="Beach scene #2" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8280/30183166601_e42c63ca66_c.jpg" alt="Beach scene #2" width="800" height="533" /></a></p>

<p>^ On the beach near the Parnassia strandcafe, Bloemendaal aan Zee</p>

<p>All A7 and FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS</p>

<p>Beautiful work! I especially like the subjects, color and composition of the first.</p>

<p>Thanks very much, Howard.</p>

<p>Howard, I also like the pictures and after enlarging the landscape I could find the Heron. Herons seem to be sociable birds we had one join our vacation crowd. I also have a cloud picture but it doesn't have the foreground interest.</p><div></div>

Something a little closer to the ground.<div></div>

<p>Her kids are at school and she can help out at her husband's food cart.</p><div></div>