#78 Cold Air, Warm Light

Sunrise From Adam Beckersdreef

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…

#77 Lightroom Presets With Some Industrial Undertones

Lightroom Presets With Some Industrial Undertones

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…

#76 Early Morning Coffee Hike

76 Libor Bednarik Early Morning Coffee Hike

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…

#75 Seven shots. One scene. A minute from home…

75 Lightroom Panorama - Seven Shots

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…

#74 Late Autumn Sittard

74 Late Autumn Sittard

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…

#71 Golden Leaves

71 Golden Leaves

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.

#68 Port Zélande At Sunset

68 Port Zélande Sunset

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!

#65 Autumn At Full Swing

65 Golden Leaves - Autumn At Full Swing

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.

#61 Sint Rosa Chapel Autumn

61 Sint Rosa Chapel Autumn

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.…

#60 The Ride That Stopped Me in My Tracks

The Ride That Stopped Me in My Tracks

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.