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Yes, I did the whole thing. It is a trip I can highly recommend. The descriptions (see route.nl) for the north 2 south trip stay close to the Pieterpad which brings you to sandy roads and alike. I used the 7-day description from south to north for my trip from Venlo to Maastricht but that one...

There is a famous walking path between the northern part of the country and the southern part of roughly 570km. It is called Pieterpad. For those who like to travel faster, a bikers path has been "constructed". I did that a little more than a week ago. It is just fantastic to drive with your...

Regarding souk: Good reason to go back, Bart. I found the souk fascinating. Perhaps it is true that when you've seen one you've seen them all, but I found it fascinating. Too bad we only had little time. I get your point about watering. The same thing crossed my mind. Then I realized that...

I’ve recently made a trip to Agadir, Marocco with a group of friends. Not for photogrpaphy but for golf. It was a wonderful trip. And a wonderful golf resort. Almost no time for photography. Nevertheless, I was able to get a few snaps. An impression: Souk (the biggest in Africa!)...

I visited Hongkong 20 years ago. So many things have changed in the meantime. The first expression that crossed my mind when I was looking for a description was "East Meets West". An example: shopping mall: vs. traditional store (iphone shot): An impression:

Halong Bay must be spectacular when there is no wind, there are no ships, and some fog. Then it becomes out-of-this-world with its green colors. Another movie will be shot there soon. If I heard it correctly, they hired all ships during the shoot. Probably to keep them away from the area during...

Thank you for your kind words. I thought about cropping but decided against it to retain the context but I should have cropped it. Here is the result (I tried 4:3 and closer but thought this one worked the best because it also shows the shoes): I am so amazed by the importance of scooters in...

A third series. Ho Chi Minh (saigon) is definitely worth a visit. It seems as if everyone is born and lives on a scooter. It is a vibrant city with lots of things to see.

Ride with me! Chaos:

Thank you. I had to promise a fellow photographer to avoid the postcard photos on this trip. Those cannot be avoided of course but I tried to go beyond thise. That was difficult sometimes because there was limited time to shoot.

Some photos took during a recent trip in Asia. These are taken in Hoi An, Vietnam.

Thank you. Two beauties!

Thank you. It is the yellowed preset in Silver Efex. I tested several options for aging the photos and liked this one the best

Recently I had the opportunity to drive the English countryside (West-Sussex near the Goodwood Estate) in a classic Mercedes-Benz 300SL. A wonderful experience. Herewith an impression. Converted in Silver Efex.

Wonderful. As akways. It makes me wish to be there

Probably our (or one of our) favorite state(s). How many times did you visit this area? What a wonderful, almost, surreal landscape.

I am trying to reorganize/trim down my photo library. I just completed this for the Arizona collection. While going through the collection, I had a couple of favorites that I thought to share. Surprisingly I liked the BW versions the best. They are technically not the best (especially the...

Wonderful. That must have been quite an experience!

Your photos bring back good memories! We were there in 2014. An outstanding set!

It must have been special to be in that street, knowing its history. A lot has changed. and at the same time it has not. Interesting. A thing that struck me is the differences in lens characteristics. In Fran's photo the doors are leaning towards the viewer, in your away.

Great series, Martin. Makes me want to go there!

I really like how you captured the grandeur of the forest and how you played with light and composition!

Indeed. I had to look a couple of times as I did not believe it was a painting. An incredibly skilled painter. I may go back and take photos of the various details of the painting (it's huge) PS: my apologies. I thought I had responded but apparently I did not.

A few more... Believe it or not, but this is a detail of an oil painting on canvas, the Allegory of the Sciences by Gerard de Lairesse (1641-1711). Painted ca. 1675-1683. The painting was made for the decoration of the house on the Herengracht owned by merchant Philips de Flines. Where...

Thank you. pp steps: 1. Move files from Photos library to Lightroom 2. Import in LR without any preset 3. Apply VSCO Fuji astia preset (could have done that during import but I wanted to check first) 4. Crop/straighten Nothing else. But there is definitely noise in photos and lack of...

I'll check that one out. For this series I used the standard camera app of Apple.

I had not been in the Rijksmuseum for a long time. Yesterday my wife and I finally visited the renovated museum. We've been in quite a few museums but this one definitely belongs to the top! The building is just beautiful and the collection of 16th and 17th century paintings is spectacular...

Beautiful. The results makes it worth the effort!

It's indeed amazing how much light you get. Although I like your photos (as always) very much, I must say that I prefer some "night" in night shots. Especially the last one would be gorgeous with a dark sky. Just my very subjective opinion, of course.

A few other photos: Posted earlier in BW: Also posted in BW earlier:

One of our (many) favorites in NYC is the High Line Park. We visited the park when it just opened. We visited the park again 2 weeks ago. What a difference! There is a lot of construction work going on (e.g. new apartments) and lots of people are strolling on the walking path. Herewith some photos:

Epic is the right word. The tones will look probably even better on print. Really, really beautiful.

wow. the light is great. But it takes skill to capture it so beautifully! Impressive. A wonderful series, Pete.

A happy moment in Paris. Out of respect to the victims and as a protest to terrorism and extremism.

I think I will opt for your decathalon. I like them all but #4 and #7 are probably my favorites. Nr 4 has some kind of visual illussion: depending on how uou look the runner on the right seems to be above the sand.

I am pretty sure there are some bikes in the canals in Leiden. Bridges can be low. This one was shot at 1/4sec. I wanted to delete it but did not. Our american friend had to duck a lot ;-)

I was born and raised in Leiden, the Netherlands. My roots go back to the late 1500s in that city (and neighbouring leiderdorp). There is a lot of water in the old town, which is approximately 2 meters below sea water level. I have seen it a lot when I lived there. But I never looked at the city...

Lol. I did not know that.

Thanks, Pete! I always value your opinion highly. Did you also visit Tasmania? If not, I can highly recommend it, also for wine-scapes.

You captured and communicated the Wonderful landscape beautifully. Impressive!

Beautiful colors, Jock and Matero! The reds bring back good memories from our days in Princeton, NJ and trips I made by car to Boston. The contrast between sky and colors work very well!

Creative series! I like it a lot.

Last night I brought the X100T on a bike ride and decided to experiment a bit after sunset. To accentuate the skies, I underexposed with 1,5-2 stops. Most shots were 1/15sec at f/4 and ISO3200. I could have lowered aperture to f/2.8 but decided not to do so (to make sure I had sharp edges...

Beautiful photos, Pim. I haven't been there in a long time but your photos bring back memories! Thanks for posting.

Thanks Nick. I will probably PM you with a link to a web folder to limit the no. of photos in this thread.

No, I did not know that. We are still trying to identify various birds, plants, and trees. So your help is very much appreciated. Thank you! There is such a variety of trees! It's amazing.

It is a special part of the part. Unfortunately we only had an afternoon for a walk so we did the Dove Lake walk. Easy and beautiful. But it was cold. The Overland Track is rather special. It is a 6-day walk, isn't it? Herewith some other Dove Lake photos:

Thanks, Sue. That looks like a lovely area and a great way of travelling. I will remember that for the next trip (although it takes a looooong time to get there! Usually we plan and book trips ourselves but this one was laid out for us, including trips from airport to hotel, hotel bookings, etc...

Sydney: We loved the vibe of Sydney. No complaints about the many tourists as we were part of them. ;-) Sydney by night (the usual shot) 35mm - 20s - f/8 - ISO100 View from Manly ferry 35mm - 1/500 - f/5.6 - ISO100 The other side of the Opera 35mm - 1/400 - f/8 - ISO200 How to take a...

Melbourne: Although we spent only one day in Melbourne, the location of our hotel (hotel lundrum) enabled us to see some highlights, including nearby Flinders Train station, Hosier Lane, the Botanical Gardens, and a walk through the East End Theatre district. We also visited the Shrine of...