May 17 2010

The dead tree

when a tree dies, it just sticks around for a while


Apr 25 2010

The dark forrest

Even though the moon was providing me with enough light to find my way, I couldn’t help feeling a little uncomfortable. Perhaps it was that eerie silence hanging from these dark trees…
the dark forrest


Apr 10 2010

Tiengemeten

The island of Tiengemeten lies in the Haringvliet river, which is part of the extensive delta area located in the southwest of Holland, 30 km south of Rotterdam. It is reachable only by ferry and no cars are allowed on the island.

Getting to the origines of the name “Tiengemeten” is a question of doing some very basic calculus combined with some very old fashioned grammar. In the 17th century the island started out as a small sandy island of roughly 12 acres (5 hectare). In the old days, one “gemet” was refered to an area of about 1.2 acres/0.5 hectare. So, you need ten “gemeten” to get to 12 acres/5 hectare, hence the name Tiengemeten. Since the 17th century it has expaned from 12 acres to about 2200 acres (900 hectares).

Tiengemeten is a so called delta island, which makes it quite unique in both geography and wildlife. The different areas on the island continuously shift from land to water and vice versa, making the island change shape constantly and attracting a wide variety of aquatic birds and animals. Because of these unique features the Dutch government decided to turn it into natural reserve in the late 1980′s. The few farmers and inhabitant that lived on the island voluntarily moved to the mainland leaving their empty farms and houses behind. Tiengemeten is now a place where nature take its course and it provides a quiet place for walking, cycling and bird watching. I mainly went there to experience the total silence and wide empty views, which are quite an interesting thing to find within one of the worlds’ most densely populated areas.


Jan 29 2010

A4

Oh look…an airplane!


Aug 12 2009

Boundary conditions

We all like to congregate at boundary conditions. Where land meets water. Where earth meets air. Where body meets mind. Where space meets time. We like to be on one side, and look at the other.

Douglas Adams – Mostly Harmless (chapter 9 to be more precise).

boundaries


Aug 7 2009

Rockanje-sur-Mer

actually, it’s Rockanje. But since it is one of the beaches where inhabitants of the city of Rotterdam go, people tend to give it this fancy name in order to give it more …more… je ne sais quoi…more panache. More finesse.

although one of the biggest seaports in the world is less then 15 miles away, I don’t think Rockanje really needs any addition to its name.

Rockanje


Jul 31 2009

České mraky

translation: Czech clouds

České Mraky



Jul 3 2009

Endalaust

Icelandic for ‘endless’

endalaust


Apr 20 2009

Light moves

Light Moves


Nov 20 2008

De Jas

where do jackets go?

De Jas