#79 Rijksweg Zuid – Long Exposure

Evening shot from Rijksweg Zuid. My first ever long exposure shot.

Evening shot from Rijksweg Zuid. My first ever long exposure shot.

I can feel winter knocking. Not here yet, but close enough to smell it in the air. The mornings are colder. The fog rolls in heavier. And when the sun finally breaks through… it hits the landscape like fire through smoke. I took this shot…

A few days ago, I was playing around with some Lightroom presets and came up with this dark, desaturated, industrial, orange look I really liked. You know that moment when you look at a photo and think, “Damn… this looks like it’s straight out of…

This shot already tells half the story with that glow of the burner. But let me take you behind it. It was my first time hiking through the forest in the dark. I wanted to go early… way before the world is awake. After a…

Found this old sequence of seven shots sitting on my hard drive. Stitched them together… and damn, it hit me again. This was autumn full of crazy deep reds. We shot this about a minute from home. I told my girlfriend to stand in the…

I took this shot while mountain biking along the stream years ago. Autumn was showing off. The air smelled like wet leaves, the ground was a muddy mess, and every corner looked like a potential for a snapping a quick shot. Cold morning day but…

Snapped this while my friend was washing his car at a self-service wash in Karviná, Czech Republic…

I took this shot in Beskydy Mountains in the Czech Republic. Was trying to capture the Milky Way but the light polution, even in the mountains, is too strong.

It’s pure magic! It doesn’t stay like this for long. Perhaps another 2-3 weeks. So if you can, get outside. Mornings are the best… Let’s go! Let the sunshine slap you awake.

A quick shot from Leyenbroekerweg in Sittard…

A shot of me standing in front of the beach in Westkapelle, Netherlands. Wind in my face. Sand everywhere. Cold… but what a day.

Perfect evening? Absolutelly! I couldn’t wish for better light. No wind… The boats barely moved. The water looked like glass… No rush. No noise. No stress. Amazing evening!

“Every time you skip a session, you’re delaying your growth. Showing up, even imperfectly, is better than not at all.”

A photo from my morning walk in Stadspark, Sittard.

Took this one years ago while mountain biking around Kollenberg. On the way home I spotted this magnificent tree. The light was perfect. Took few shots and BOOM! A shot that stays in my mind whenever the autumn is in full swing.

Maybe one day with a better lens, I might get a good shot.

A shot from our football session

7:13 a.m. — Love shooting at this hour, just before the sun comes up. It’s peaceful, it’s beautiful out there!

Thousands of shots. But this one… this one stuck. Something about the colors. The quiet. The air… It’s not perfect — but it’s real! Funny thing is, I almost left my camera at home that day. Went for a short Sunday walk… and this happened.…

Fog. Silence. Light. Nothing else needed! Sometimes the world looks so perfect it feels staged. But it’s not. It’s just nature doing what it does when you decide to show up early enough.