Amongst the Twelve

This past weekend I attended a workshop with Trey Ratcliff of stuckincustoms.com. It was an incredible experience. When I signed up, I couldn't believe how I would get 1000 GBP worth of knowledge out of the session, but now I think he is undervaluing the session. I have noticed a significant change in the quality of images I am producing now, even hours after the session was over. Here is one of my first attempts to rework some older content:

A Journey Back

Whenever my friends and family visit me in Amsterdam, I get to show them all of the best places in the area. The more often they come, the harder it is to find places they haven't been to before. But in the first few visits, the list is easy. One of those early on the list is Kinderdijk. Unfortunately, most times I have been, the weather has been terrible. Thats what made this day even more special. This time it was with my parents and we had a perfect day.

This is a 3 image HDR 

A Normal Day

In one of the temples in Hong Kong, I accidentally caught this normal looking kid come back from the store with some groceries. Nothing special had I not been in an important temple in the city. Looked like he was going back to get some dinner ready.

There Is A Photo In There Somewhere

One of the things I enjoy doing in Amsterdam is joining some friends on a Photo Walk. One of the busiest members of Meetin Amsterdam is Michael and he arranges these every month or two. The downside to a photo walk is that there is sometime no chance for anonymity. When one person finds an interesting viewpoint, 3 or 4 others will try it too....at the same time. The passersby just have to deal with it.

And on the right...

Wow, its already been about a month since I got back from Australia. Where did that time go? I already wrote up a little entry about the trip, but I really need to get to the photos. Here is one of the first. One of the benefits of driving up the coast of Australia is that I can stop anywhere. I try to keep a lookout for interesting things, and when I find one, I then look for a place to turn around. Driving a 7 meter long campervan made that a bit more difficult than in my Golf, but I managed to get to most places I wanted to go. 

I am not really sure where this photo was taken. But its a place I would love to spend more time wandering around. Well, that describes almost the entire country. This image is a 3 image HDR, handheld. I brought my tripod to Australia, but I hardly ever used it.