Forest floor

Forest floor, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

My first try with off camera strobes. Well, One strobe, an Ewolux 9800A, semi-automatic. There is no way to set this strobe in manual mode (it hasn't got any). Instead, I set it to full power and vary the distance between strobe and subject. Still, this worked out nocely - as if a streak of light hits the mushrooms. Luckily, I received two Yongnuo's to be able to play a bit more with light. Now I have to wait for my camera that is at a repair centre to fix a serious back-focus issue.

Weaving the web

Weaving the web, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Got myself the Tamron 90 mm macro lens. Excellent sharpness, just what the doctor ordered.

Fresh flowers!

Fresh flowers!, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Ok, an anemone is an animal, but spring is here, and the bottom of the Grevelingen Lake is covered with them. Like a huge flower field.

Still no underwaterhousing for my Nikon D7000, so I will have to cope with the Oly for a while....

Salmon sandwich

Salmon sandwich, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Salmon sandwich as served on my wife's birthday. Tasted really good...

Saxophone Solo

Saxophone Solo, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Concert Photography. A bit of a challenge, but very rewarding. Taken with my Nikon D7000, which has an excellent high ISO performance....

In the woods

In the woods, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Autumn, the wet season. A dark/light contrast study.

In this image I tried to re-create the mood seen in old Dutch paintings from the 16th, 17th and 18th century ("de oude meesters") , where dark / light contrasts are dominant. I've seen a similar technique used by another photographer, Gerrit de Jong, and I find the resulting images quite interesting and inspiring...

Lonely

Lonely, originally uploaded by Eric Burgers.

Snow in Holland. Doesn't happen often (almost never). So while it lasts, we enjoy it...