guus_giesbergen

July 13, 2014

here's some more from my trip to Antwerp : .

they built a bridge across the Styx

. <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/1616w_zpsbfc50c48.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="636" /> forgot to check who this man was . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/5021w_zps2b56c7fa.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="637" /> here he comes.... .

July 13, 2014

the b&w is wonderful indeed. The coloured version demonstrates imo. the difficulty with natural landscapes ie. the grass begets a surrealistic tint. The pseudo hdr effects work better on streets, buildings, industrials etc.

July 8, 2014

I was in Antwerp last saturday, a very nice town :

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reversed roles : spider gets eaten by its victim :

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dance-battle in my favourite post-processing style :

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June 22, 2014

I use Photomatix pro (without the 'r') as stand-alone. It offers many modes for adjusting. Single photo's need to be shot in raw, but multiple bracketed pics also in jpg.

June 22, 2014

@Duane: * I used photomatix with personal settings for post-processing on 2, 3 and 4, shot wit 8mm. The first is a mix of original with a cartoon-esque filter. * I'm baffled at the thought of being able to go iceberg-spotting ! Makes beautiful like magical pics, too. * And yes I am also very happy with my 21 and 40 mm :)

June 22, 2014

my son of 15 really likes fast cars, so we went to such an exhibition. One thing for sure : I have a very different view on the matter :) . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/4022w_zps76ca6439.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="646" /> . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/1812w_zps3afd211f.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="624" /> . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/1420w_zpsbdd5577d.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="842" /> . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/2410w_zps0ac732be.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="637" /> .

June 22, 2014

I have no experience with that lens (unfortunately).

But I do wonder how such could be the same price as a good computer or camera, which are high tech and high end instruments.

June 16, 2014

somehow I'm glad to hear of your misfortune. Cause I'm always thinking I wil make better pictures if I pay top-price for a top-lens. Greed and/or poverty has kept me, but god knows I'been close to the edge. Your mishap has now convinced me to not buy this lens. Thanks for saving me :) Instead I'm now thinking of a manual 50mm 1.7 for portraits, very good glass and cheap too. And concentrate even more on my creativity, rather than my wallet.

June 16, 2014

I agree with the above, and hope to contribute. here's e selection of recent birds : .

I'm happy with this picture of a very shy bird, locally called : bakba tietelie

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also far from perfect, but the result of much patience...

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on a befitting branch : style

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the common seagulls remain my favourite, however

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June 2, 2014

nice story, indeed, Henk Coetzee.

Eventhough its awfully quiet in this corner of the forum, I'll carry on with some holiday pics :

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May 25, 2014

I was on my holidays in Surinam, came back with loads of pictures

I'll present a selection each week, hope you like them.

starting of with some portraits of my inlaws .

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March 30, 2014

well Nick Siebers , whatever PP you did on the cat, you did very well.... the more obvious PP on the horsemen I like very much.

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I enjoyed a near normal week of photography :

1- tricked this bright & smart girl into having her picture taken against her will. It shows...

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a promise of summer

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unlikely art in a very unlikely city called Rotterdam

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March 18, 2014

the other day I was doing my first photographic walkabout and came home with half my pictures affected like the one below. Photo's were shot with pentax K5 and a Sigma 18-125mm, some in raw, some directly in jpg. Didn't use a sun-cap. Next day I did som serious testing, but could not reproduce the same. Problem solved, some might say, but I keep wondering. Anyone has any thoughts on what might have caused this ? . <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/448w_zpsc28a2101.jpg" alt="" width="636" height="960" />

March 18, 2014

to live inside a painting :

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the town I live in is about 30 years young :

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gentle as spring :

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March 12, 2014

I was attending a concert by dutch jazz singer Sylvie Lane with the Central Heat Big Band.

And found out it's not so easy taking these kind of pictures. Especially after I decided against using flash.

Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec

F-Number: F5,6 ISO: 3200 Compensation: EV 0/10

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and

Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec F-Number: F3,5 ISO: 3200 Compensation: EV

on this one

February 3, 2014

don't bother trying to translate this 'inlaatopschroefwiel', this is an ancient part of the wide spectrum in dutch water control. Shot in hdr.

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in my search for presumed lost photo's I came across this one (Turner on the beach #12) taken in 2008.

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maybe I shouldn't tell, but this actually is a statue of an old sailor at the harbour, looking out towards the sea.

January 27, 2014

megaliths like this one in Ireland were erected some 4-5000 years ago. It's function remains mainly guesswork. <a href="http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/leylines.htm">http://www.ancient-wisdom.co.uk/leylines.htm</a>

morning on a distant shore : Lough Allua, Inchigigeelagh, Ireland

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if you are not confused, you're misinformed

January 20, 2014

just got back from Ireland, where my 64gb-SDcard cracked up after two day shooting....

got a modest card from the local town to comfort my bereavement

January 6, 2014

well Garry, you were absent nearly as long as me (aka Dorus), so i remember you ;)

great photo !

January 5, 2014

peace to all of us....

December 30, 2013

still trying to get out of this dip, hence only one picture this week

December 23, 2013

a very modest card (from last winter)

to wish you all many happy days to enjoy ! <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/014216w_zps8d9fd077.jpg" alt="" width="636" height="960" />

December 23, 2013

winter is on the move

to & fro

December 8, 2013

After not having touched my camera for nearly three weeks,

here goes :

first an unprocessed picture (a rarity)

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and last but not least my personal favourite

November 25, 2013

exaggeration may be a virtue alright, but would fully subject to your personal sense of 'art', we'll say. In other words : if you like the picture, everything is permissable.

Now if you want to present a picture (to a public) then it's a different story again.

I find it very difficult to believe in my own creations, if I don't get the desired feedback. Still, I'm in favour of making (the expression of) an image stronger through pp. And end up calling it an image rather than a photo :)

Might be interesting to present images here that you feel very strong about, but never got the credits ?

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