<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451</id><updated>2012-01-05T22:05:10.775+01:00</updated><title type='text'>MIRATIO Natuurfotografie - Niels Gilissen</title><subtitle type='html'>Wekelijks een nieuwe natuurfoto met het verhaal erachter.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>79</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2985841626056830526</id><published>2012-01-05T21:30:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T22:05:10.780+01:00</updated><title type='text'>De jacht op het licht / Chasing the light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IV6QHl0z7dI/TwYN-dtpQMI/AAAAAAAAAP8/kH7HUodL50s/s1600/NG_111230_0792.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IV6QHl0z7dI/TwYN-dtpQMI/AAAAAAAAAP8/kH7HUodL50s/s320/NG_111230_0792.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694254145635696834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Licht is een magisch fenomeen. Ik ervaar het als ongrijpbaar, vluchtig, veranderlijk. Als natuurfotograaf ben ik continu het licht aan het volgen, aan het najagen. Soms voelt het als een gevecht. Een kat en muis spel om de juiste compositie en belichting te krijgen en net dat moment te pakken dat een wow-effect teweegbrengt. Alle voorbereidingen ten spijt is het altijd afwachten of het ook zo uitpakt als ik het in mijn hoofd had. Hier een foto van een deel van een zwerm geelgorzen die continu van een boom naar een braakliggende akker vlogen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De beste wensen voor 2012! Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Light is magical phenomenon. I consider it elusive, volatile, changing. As a nature photographer I am in a constant persue-mode or hunt for light. Sometimes it feels like a struggle. A cat-and-mouse game to get the right composition and exposure and to capture the right moment that generates the awe-effect. Despite all preparations it is always to be seen if reality is in correspondence with my prediction. This is a photo of a part of a flock of yellow-hammers frequenting a set-aside field.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best wishes for 2012! Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2985841626056830526?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2985841626056830526/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2985841626056830526&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2985841626056830526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2985841626056830526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2012/01/licht-is-een-magisch-fenomeen.html' title='De jacht op het licht / Chasing the light'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IV6QHl0z7dI/TwYN-dtpQMI/AAAAAAAAAP8/kH7HUodL50s/s72-c/NG_111230_0792.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6764969899919365972</id><published>2011-11-29T21:55:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T22:29:29.878+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Kleine wildernis / Little wilderness</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v1VY1lWx1ds/TtVOs_YsKwI/AAAAAAAAAPw/3p9EUOvWNLk/s1600/NG_111113_5384_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v1VY1lWx1ds/TtVOs_YsKwI/AAAAAAAAAPw/3p9EUOvWNLk/s320/NG_111113_5384_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680533039833950978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het wordt vaak gezegd, in Nederland bestaat geen echte natuur meer. Het ligt eraan hoe je dat definieert of ervaart, maar het klopt dat er weinig plekken zijn, waar de mens niet een doorslaggevende rol heeft gespeeld in de ontwikkeling van het landschap. Maar toch is het mogelijk om ook buiten grote gebieden als de Waddenzee en de Veluwe een gevoel te krijgen van ongereptheid. Dit gevoel had ik heel sterk toen ik me op het Witterveld bevond temidden van het enige intacte hoogveen-berkenbroekbos van Nederland. Oninteressant voor bosbouw, verevening, of andere activiteiten is hier een pareltje ontstaan onder de rook van het TT-circuit en naast grootschalig afgegraven veengebieden. Op een nevelige koude morgen heeft de rijp de alles onder een kristallen deken bedekt. De berken die hier groeien zijn niet hoger dan een meter of vier, maar zijn al vele tientallen jaren oud. Ik waan me in Zweden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has been said many times, In The Netherlands there is no real nature. It depends how one defines it or how one feels it, but it is true that there are few places where men have not been dominant in the creation of landscape. However, it is possible to experience a sense of virginity. I had this feeling profoundly when I was walking in the only intact peat-bog swamp forest in The Netherlands, at Witterveld. Unspoiled by exploitation through forestry, peat extraction, or other activities, a little treasure has evolved , just next to the TT-race circuit and large scale peat extraction areas. On a cold foggy morning the hoar frost has covered everything under a crystal blanket. The birches here are not more than four meters high, yet several decades old. I imagine being in Sweden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6764969899919365972?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6764969899919365972/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6764969899919365972&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6764969899919365972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6764969899919365972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/11/kleine-wildernis-little-wilderness.html' title='Kleine wildernis / Little wilderness'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v1VY1lWx1ds/TtVOs_YsKwI/AAAAAAAAAPw/3p9EUOvWNLk/s72-c/NG_111113_5384_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7609305506860812387</id><published>2011-11-06T21:32:00.015+01:00</published><updated>2011-11-06T22:21:57.559+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Slovenië / Slovenia</title><content type='html'>Dit najaar had ik Slovenië verkozen als mijn reisbestemming. Ik ben daar al twee keer eerder geweest, in het voorjaar en zomer, en ik wilde ook de herfst meemaken. Dit keer maakte ik geen 'jacht' op beren of ander groot wild, maar ging ik voor de sfeer, landschappen en herfstkleuren. En ja, natuurlijk zou ik het niet nalaten om, als zich een kans aandiende, beesten te fotograferen. Na drie dagen van zonnig weer, kwam er een kentering in de vorm van een koufront met wind, gevolgd door een 25 cm dik sneeuwpakket! Alle weersomstandigheden in 10 dagen. Het was weer een verademing om op intuïtie en gevoel door de bossen te lopen en alles op me in te laten werken, voordat ik mijn camera pakte en uiteindelijk de sluiter bediende.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This autumn I had chosen Slovenia as a travel destination. I have visited the country twice, in spring and summer, and I wanted to experience the autumn as well. This time I did not hunt bears or other wildlife, but my targets were atmosphere, landscapes and autumn colors. And yes, of course I wouldn't refrain from shooting wild animals if the opportunity would arise. After three initial days of sunshine, the weather changed and a cold front moved over the country, resulting in strong winds and a snow cover of 25 cm! All weather circumstances in 10 days. It was again a relief to wander through the forests following my intuition and senses and breathing the atmosphere, before grabbing my camera to eventually let the shutter click.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BnTMj8t0qQ/Trb2oMc55tI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_DH5hFcg2PI/s1600/NG5D_251011_5118.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BnTMj8t0qQ/Trb2oMc55tI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_DH5hFcg2PI/s320/NG5D_251011_5118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671991951117379282" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ObO-f2DF4h0/Trb2i1dkuEI/AAAAAAAAAPU/iO-5iwc7Rq0/s1600/NG5D_241011_5100.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hcYlbpolhE8/Trb2FfXNyGI/AAAAAAAAAOM/KwZiuR2T0LA/s320/NG1D_171011_8518.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671991354898368610" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7609305506860812387?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7609305506860812387/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7609305506860812387&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7609305506860812387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7609305506860812387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/11/slovenie-slovenia.html' title='Slovenië / Slovenia'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--BnTMj8t0qQ/Trb2oMc55tI/AAAAAAAAAPg/_DH5hFcg2PI/s72-c/NG5D_251011_5118.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8052264352177194358</id><published>2011-10-02T23:15:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-10-02T23:36:09.619+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Genieten / Enjoy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A5cxDPrllhw/TojY_kWBQ1I/AAAAAAAAAOE/w5wY0pfv6xM/s1600/NG_110919_3729_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A5cxDPrllhw/TojY_kWBQ1I/AAAAAAAAAOE/w5wY0pfv6xM/s320/NG_110919_3729_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659011518390420306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vaak zijn het de hele kleine gebeurtenissen of gewone soorten die verwondering wekken. Het is niet allemaal groots en overweldigend waar we naar moeten zoeken. De natuur begint bij je voordeur, hier is dat letterlijk het geval. Wat bezielt deze slak om langs een spinrag omhoog te kruipen? Je gaat allerlei verhalen bedenken wat hier aan de hand is. Het ene jonge slakje is te lui en lift mee op moeders huis, de ander is ongeduldig en draait zich om en kijkt waar mama blijft. Ach het maakt ook niet uit wat hier gebeurt, we hoeven er alleen maar van te genieten.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Often the small events or ordinary species evoke a sense of wonder. It is not all great and overwhelming what we should be looking for. Nature is just a doorstep away, in this case literally. What is in the mind of this snail to climb a spider web? One can imagine all kind of stories about what is happening here. The one young snail is lazy an gets a lift from its mother, the other is impatient and calls its mum to hurry up. It doesn't matter what is happening here, the only thing we have to do is enjoy it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8052264352177194358?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8052264352177194358/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8052264352177194358&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8052264352177194358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8052264352177194358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/10/genieten-enjoy.html' title='Genieten / Enjoy'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A5cxDPrllhw/TojY_kWBQ1I/AAAAAAAAAOE/w5wY0pfv6xM/s72-c/NG_110919_3729_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8081785958601896733</id><published>2011-09-18T21:24:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-09-23T14:56:32.812+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Kerend tij? / Turning tide?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q-HdnjxS8H4/TnZLYhGRlOI/AAAAAAAAAN8/VKHpILOqM50/s1600/NG_110915_8122_1D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q-HdnjxS8H4/TnZLYhGRlOI/AAAAAAAAAN8/VKHpILOqM50/s320/NG_110915_8122_1D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653789266783868130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lopend door het Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe voel je aan den lijve hoezeer de natuur in Nederland gevangen is in een keurslijf van landbouw, industrie en urbanisatie, zelfs een wild en dynamisch gebied als Saeftinghe. Steeds maar weer blijkt dat natuur het onderspit delft als het er op aan komt. Neem nou de Hedwigepolder, grenzend aan Saeftinghe. Het huidige natuurvijandige kabinet heeft keer op keer de verdragen geschonden en de ontpldering uitgesteld. De emoties van een handvol Zeeuwen zijn belangrijker dan internationale natuurbeschermingsverdragen en het belang van de Westerschelde voor duizenden watervogels. Maar het is nog niet te laat: Vogelbescherming Nederland daagt de staat voor de rechter. Laten we hopen dat die in zijn wijsheid het tij zal keren.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Walking through Het Verdronken Land van Saeftinghe one can truly feel that Dutch nature is kept prison by agriculture, industry and urbanisation, even a wild and dynamic area as Saeftinghe. Again and again nature will be defeated in the end. Take the Hedwigepolder, bordering Saeftinghe. The current anti-nature government has repeatedly breached treaties and postponed the inundation of the polder as compensation for damage to nature by dredging activities. The emotions of a handful Zeeland inhabitants outweighs the international nature agreements and the value of the Westerschelde for thousands of waterbirds. But it is not too late: BirdLife Netherlands has sued the Dutch government. Let's hope the judge can turn the tide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8081785958601896733?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8081785958601896733/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8081785958601896733&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8081785958601896733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8081785958601896733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/09/kerend-tij-turning-tide.html' title='Kerend tij? / Turning tide?'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q-HdnjxS8H4/TnZLYhGRlOI/AAAAAAAAAN8/VKHpILOqM50/s72-c/NG_110915_8122_1D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-966076110133661572</id><published>2011-09-05T11:42:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-09-05T12:08:59.021+02:00</updated><title type='text'>De pionier / The pioneer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JcYnaCAWPJ0/TmSfj2jTgeI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Hd2MvA5orUE/s1600/NG_110817_4684_1D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JcYnaCAWPJ0/TmSfj2jTgeI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Hd2MvA5orUE/s320/NG_110817_4684_1D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648815270917276130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het is altijd fascinerend om te zien hoe planten een ogenschijnlijk vijandig habitat weten te koloniseren. Stuifzand is droog, heet en dynamisch. Maar toch zijn er soorten die hier weten te overleven. Een soort die als eerste verschijnt is het buntgras. Die legt het stuivende zand vast waardoor andere soorten, meestal andere grassen en korstmossen, de open plekjes veroveren. Maar hier heeft een eik in de luwte van het buntgras wortel geschoten. Normaal een soort die de bescherming zoekt, maar nu een pionier, die tegen beter weten in vecht tegen de elementen. Dat is ook hoe ik mezelf soms zie, nieuwe plekken ontdekken of projecten uitvoeren en soms met het verstand op nul je doel nastreven. Het kost de eik zichtbaar kracht, de bladeren zijn al in herfstkleur, terwijl de zomer nog maar halverwege is. Zou hij het halen?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is always fascinating to see how plants can conquer a seemingly inhospitable habitat. Drifting sand is dry, hot and dynamic. But there are species that survive. One of the first species to appear is grey hair grass. It immobilizes the sand and facilitates other species, mostly other grasses and lichens, to occupy the open patches. But here an oak has rooted in the shade of the grey hair grass. Normally looking for secluded places, now it is a pioneer, swimming against the tide, fighting the elements. This is how I occasionally consider myself, discovering new places, setting up new projects and sometimes going for the goal without knowing the outcome. The oak is putting all its power in its survival, the leaves have already gained their autumn coloration, whereas the summer is only halfway. Will it stand tall?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-966076110133661572?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/966076110133661572/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=966076110133661572&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/966076110133661572'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/966076110133661572'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/09/de-pionier-pioneer.html' title='De pionier / The pioneer'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JcYnaCAWPJ0/TmSfj2jTgeI/AAAAAAAAAN0/Hd2MvA5orUE/s72-c/NG_110817_4684_1D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4267050272971297340</id><published>2011-08-21T12:39:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T12:53:43.401+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Zien / To see</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ic2U71dKs/TlDjk7oQR3I/AAAAAAAAANs/-s5BywZCGTI/s1600/NG_110801_8824_1D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ic2U71dKs/TlDjk7oQR3I/AAAAAAAAANs/-s5BywZCGTI/s320/NG_110801_8824_1D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643260556716558194" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Als ik fotografeer ben ik het grootste deel van de tijd bezig met kijken....vinden....zien....voelen....denken. En als laatste druk ik de ontspanknop in. Dit is de essentie van het maken van foto's die zich onderscheiden en meer zijn dan een kiekje. Ik heb geleerd niet alleen maar te kijken, maar om te zien. En ik heb geleerd om mijn emoties te voelen die door een foto-in-wording in mij worden opgeroepen. Ik probeer deze in mijn foto's over te brengen. Deze fotograaf in mijn 'achtertuin' raakt de camera niet aan, hij kijkt en denkt na....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I am photographing, most of the time I look....I find....I see....I feel....I think. And at the end I press the button. It is the essence of making photographs that stand out and are beyond the snapshot. I have learned to not only look, but to see. And I have learned to feel the emotions that an image-in-making is provoking inside me. I try to convey these into my photos. This photographer in my 'backyard' nature reserve is not touching the camera, he is looking and thinking....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4267050272971297340?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4267050272971297340/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4267050272971297340&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4267050272971297340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4267050272971297340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/08/zien-to-see.html' title='Zien / To see'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_ic2U71dKs/TlDjk7oQR3I/AAAAAAAAANs/-s5BywZCGTI/s72-c/NG_110801_8824_1D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-1771008387404461444</id><published>2011-08-06T22:25:00.007+02:00</published><updated>2011-08-07T23:06:16.447+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Standvastig, ritmisch en vluchtig / Solid, rhythmic and volatile</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hni2ST9_YOc/Tj79NHmTJbI/AAAAAAAAANk/RMjZbWuqDBA/s1600/NG_110726_4377_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hni2ST9_YOc/Tj79NHmTJbI/AAAAAAAAANk/RMjZbWuqDBA/s320/NG_110726_4377_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638222185334252978" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Net terug van 3 weken vakantie in Zweden. Ik heb het rustig aan gedaan met fotograferen, maar er was een ochtend waarop ik niet in mijn bed kon blijven. Er was weinig wind, de zon werd afgeschermd door een diffuus wolkendek ... ik besloot om naar de kust te gaan. De wolken fungeerden als een natuurlijk gradatiefilter, maar doordat ze ook van plaats veranderden, was het licht veranderlijk. Ik koos een standpunt zonder storende onderwerpen en wachtte op het moment dat er grauwe ganzen voorbij zouden trekken. Achteraf zie ik hier een samenspel van elementen: de rots standvastig, onveranderlijk, het water met ritme, herhaling en de ganzen als vluchtig, voorbijgaand. Als dat niet een metafoor voor het leven is!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have just returned from my holiday in Sweden. I did take it easy considering photography, but there was a morning when I could not resist to rise. There was hardly any wind and the sun was covered by a diffuse blanket of clouds. ... I decided to go to the coast. The clouds created a natural neutral density filter, but because they also changed, the light was changing as well. I choose a vantage point that had no disturbing subjects and waited for the moment that some greylag goose would pass by. Retrospectively I see here a gathering of elements: the rock solid, unchanging, the water rhythmic, repetitive and the geese volatile, passing. Speaking of a metaphor for life!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-1771008387404461444?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/1771008387404461444/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=1771008387404461444&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1771008387404461444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1771008387404461444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/08/solid-rhythm-and-volatile.html' title='Standvastig, ritmisch en vluchtig / Solid, rhythmic and volatile'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hni2ST9_YOc/Tj79NHmTJbI/AAAAAAAAANk/RMjZbWuqDBA/s72-c/NG_110726_4377_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-9135153895190161815</id><published>2011-07-04T14:28:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2011-07-04T15:00:01.826+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Crisisjaar / Crisis-year</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-APG-4TnOpLI/ThG5KNJWcZI/AAAAAAAAANc/TH5ryXQ2Iro/s1600/NG_110703_9265_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-APG-4TnOpLI/ThG5KNJWcZI/AAAAAAAAANc/TH5ryXQ2Iro/s320/NG_110703_9265_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625480994541171090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nog niet zo lang geleden zag de toekomst er voor de Grauwe klauwier in Nederland somber uit. Maar daar is in het begin van deze eeuw verandering in gekomen. Het ligt voor de hand dat een combinatie van klimaat, terreinbeheer en overwinteringsomstandigheden in Afrika hebben bijgedragen aan een voorzichtig herstel. Op het militaire oefenterrein Doornspijkse heide komt de grootste populatie voor buiten de populatie van het Bargerveen in Drenthe. Waarschijnlijk zal de teller dit jaar in de buurt van de 20 broedparen uitkomen, bijna allemaal broedend in de Jeneverbessen. De jongen worden door Stef Waasdorp van Stichting Bargerveen van kleurringen voorzien om de populatie ontwikkelingen te kunnen volgen. Dit jaar ziet er niet zo goed uit, kleinere broedsels en veel sterfte onder de jongen (hier houdt Stef twee dode jongen vast). Maar een slecht jaar wordt meestal binnen enkele jaren gevolgd door een goed jaar. Dus ook voor de Grauwe klauwier is een crisis te overwinnen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not so long ago the future for the Red-backed Shrike in the Netherlands was dim. But that has changed since the beginning of this century. It seems that a combination of climate, nature management and the wintering circumstances in Africa have contributed to the recovery. The military training area Doornspijkse Heide hosts the second largest population in the Netherlands, this year about 20 breeding pairs, most of them breeding in Juniper trees. The young will be colourringed by Stef Waasdorp of the Bargerveen foundation, to monitor developments in the population. This year is not a good one, small broods and higher mortality among the young and eggs (Stef is holding two dead young). But a bad year will be compensated by a good one within a few years. So also the Red-backed shrike will overcome its own little crisis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-9135153895190161815?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/9135153895190161815/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=9135153895190161815&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/9135153895190161815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/9135153895190161815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/07/crisisjaar-crisis-year.html' title='Crisisjaar / Crisis-year'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-APG-4TnOpLI/ThG5KNJWcZI/AAAAAAAAANc/TH5ryXQ2Iro/s72-c/NG_110703_9265_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6202554591547489072</id><published>2011-05-25T10:18:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-25T10:44:53.318+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Grote stille heide / Great quiet heathland</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pWVxdEo-ppM/TdzAY3ytB1I/AAAAAAAAANQ/zmjed-X9NvI/s1600/NG_110520_3007_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pWVxdEo-ppM/TdzAY3ytB1I/AAAAAAAAANQ/zmjed-X9NvI/s320/NG_110520_3007_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610570769322805074" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bij het grote publiek is het beeld van militaire oefenterreinen dat van herrie, stofwolken, schieten en tanks. Dat is maar een klein deel van het plaatje. Er wordt lang niet op alle dagen geoefend, op sommige terreinen maar een paar dagen per jaar en zeker niet overal. Uit mijn eigen ervaring kan ik zeggen dat in de regel 20% van de oppervlakte van een oefenterrein regelmatig gebruikt wordt, de rest is bufferzone, rustgebied en natuur. Tijdens mijn inventarisatiewerk kom ik weinig oefenende eenheden tegen. Ook defensieterreinen zijn met recht 'de grote stille heide'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The general public associate military training areas with noise, dust, shooting and tanks. This is only a small part of the picture. The activities are not daily, sometimes only a few days a year, and they do not take place in the whole area. From my experience I can say dat generally some 20% of the surface of an area is used frequently, the rest is buffer or nature reserve. During my census work I have few encounters with training military personnel. Even military training areas are truly 'great quiet heathlands'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels &lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6202554591547489072?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6202554591547489072/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6202554591547489072&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6202554591547489072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6202554591547489072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/05/grote-stille-heide-great-quiet.html' title='Grote stille heide / Great quiet heathland'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pWVxdEo-ppM/TdzAY3ytB1I/AAAAAAAAANQ/zmjed-X9NvI/s72-c/NG_110520_3007_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3732444961336173384</id><published>2011-05-11T22:14:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2011-05-11T22:25:36.902+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Dampende dodaars / Foggy Little grebe</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZ3hnjwi6B8/TcrwY3ilxTI/AAAAAAAAANI/PcpGdkazW8w/s1600/NG_110505_2527_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZ3hnjwi6B8/TcrwY3ilxTI/AAAAAAAAANI/PcpGdkazW8w/s320/NG_110505_2527_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605556996232561970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ja het kan nog in mei, nachtvorst. Ik was in Drenthe en ik had enkele leuke vennetjes en veentjes gezien en ik wist dat het mooi zou worden na een koude nacht. Inderdaad, alles dampte en de rijp zat tot op de bomen! Dit dodaarsje verstopte zich tussen de pollen zegge. Met tegenlicht wordt het contrast versterkt en wordt de damp mooi opgelicht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes it is still possible, frost in May. I was in the province of Drenthe en I had seen some lovely fens and bogs and I knew it would be a beautiful morning after a cold night. Indeed, the scene was covered in fog and hoar frost. This Little grebe was hiding between the sedges. With backlight the contrast is enhanced and the fog is nicely lit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels &lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3732444961336173384?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3732444961336173384/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3732444961336173384&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3732444961336173384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3732444961336173384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/05/dampende-dodaars-foggy-little-grebe.html' title='Dampende dodaars / Foggy Little grebe'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FZ3hnjwi6B8/TcrwY3ilxTI/AAAAAAAAANI/PcpGdkazW8w/s72-c/NG_110505_2527_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2852168225773791307</id><published>2011-04-07T15:27:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2011-04-07T15:55:32.241+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Natte voeten / Wet feet</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y40fu5SCeWU/TZ3CTkfyiTI/AAAAAAAAANA/fgTuVkzTYiw/s1600/NG_110324_2519_1D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y40fu5SCeWU/TZ3CTkfyiTI/AAAAAAAAANA/fgTuVkzTYiw/s320/NG_110324_2519_1D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592839953734338866" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Als natuurfotograaf heb je het niet altijd even makkelijk. Natuur laat zich niet regisseren: je moet op het juiste moment op de juiste plaats zijn en dan nog speelt geluk altijd een rol. Neem nou de Heikikker. Een paar dagen per jaar, meestal eind maart, kleuren de mannetjes helblauw als reactie op het aanbreken van de paartijd. Maar wanneer het precies gebeurt is niet te voorspellen. Bovendien zijn ze erg schuw en vergt het veel geduld om ze voor de lens te krijgen. En, ik had mezelf ten doel gesteld om de soort op een defensieterrein te fotograferen. Twee voorjaren had ik vergeefs geprobeerd deze foto te maken. Dit voorjaar was ik op oefenterrein de Vughtse Heide en nu was het raak. Mijn lieslaarzen liepen vol en ik had rugpijn van een uur voorover gebukt in het water staan. Het is niet altijd even makkelijk, maar de voldoening is groot!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a nature photographer life is not always easy. Nature is not to be directed: you have to be at the right spot at the right time and even then some luck is welcome. Take for example the Moor Frog. For a few days every year, usually in the last weeks of March, the males are colored deep blue as a result of the start of the mating period. But the exact timing is always unknown. Moreover, they are very shy en it takes patience to get them in the frame. And, I had set myself the goal to capture it in a military training area. For two springs I had tried in vain to take this photo. This spring I was at the Vughtse Heide en now I succeeded. My waders were flooded and I had an aching back because I had been standing in the water for over an hour. It is not always easy, but the satisfaction is great.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2852168225773791307?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2852168225773791307/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2852168225773791307&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2852168225773791307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2852168225773791307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/04/natte-voeten-wet-feet.html' title='Natte voeten / Wet feet'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y40fu5SCeWU/TZ3CTkfyiTI/AAAAAAAAANA/fgTuVkzTYiw/s72-c/NG_110324_2519_1D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-948950552200088978</id><published>2011-03-15T22:03:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T22:20:51.403+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Explosie / Explosion</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSPsoWXAhPI/TX_YIMRZ-gI/AAAAAAAAAM4/GTjXpVCq-D0/s1600/NG_110208_0397_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSPsoWXAhPI/TX_YIMRZ-gI/AAAAAAAAAM4/GTjXpVCq-D0/s320/NG_110208_0397_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584419698207488514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het voorjaar begint nu echt los te barsten. De eerste Tjiftjaffen vandaag gehoord. Speenkruid bloeit. Paddentrek komt op gang. Ook al hou ik van de winter, de overgang naar het voorjaar is toch altijd weer een magische tijd. Dan slaat de verwondering (miratio) weer echt toe. Verwondering over de veerkracht van de natuur, die na een maandenlange diepe rust weer tot bloei komt, weer tot leven komt. Ik heb dat in beeld gebracht met deze explosie van voorjaarslicht in de tuin van het Alterra-kantoor in Wageningen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Spring is really emerging now. Today I heard the first Chifchaf. Lesser celandile is flowering. The migration of toads has begun. Although I love winter, the transition to spring is a magical period. I am struck with astonishment (miratio). Astonishment about the resilience of nature, which after a long and deep dormancy, is emerging and getting alive. I illustrated it with this photo of exploding spring light in the garden of the Alterra-office in Wageningen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-948950552200088978?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/948950552200088978/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=948950552200088978&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/948950552200088978'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/948950552200088978'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/03/explosie-explosion.html' title='Explosie / Explosion'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JSPsoWXAhPI/TX_YIMRZ-gI/AAAAAAAAAM4/GTjXpVCq-D0/s72-c/NG_110208_0397_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5917475319997134160</id><published>2011-02-21T21:03:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-21T21:35:32.223+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Heroverd - Reconquered</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-331UgLIlcN0/TWLLe6sMk2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/DS9SCqLD6IU/s1600/NG_110115_9876_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-331UgLIlcN0/TWLLe6sMk2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/DS9SCqLD6IU/s320/NG_110115_9876_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576243020649239394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In mijn vorige blog refereerde ik aan de bevers van de Blauwe Kamer. Al zo'n tien jaar bevindt deze soort zich in het gebied, maar zichtbaar waren ze zelden. Met het hoge water van januari verdwenen ook de burchten onder water en waren ze aangewezen op de weinige droge delen. Drie bevers verkozen de berm van de toegangsweg naar de veerpont tot hun tijdelijke domicile. Ondanks hun meestal nachtelijke activiteit staan bevers niet bekend als erg schuw. Maar dit exemplaar was wel extreem benaderbaar en leek zich niets aan te trekken van de aanwezigheid van mensen. Tot op enkele meters liet hij zich fotograferen en ging stoïcijns door met poetsen of eten. Dat leverde dit portret op. Het is een intiem beeld van een fantastisch knaagdier dat vele eeuwen lang de bosbouwer van rivierbegeleidende bossen was, uitgestorven raakte en nu bezig is zijn oude territorium te heroveren. Een succesverhaal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my previous blog I mentioned the beavers in De Blauwe Kamer. There have been beavers for over ten years now, but they had been hardly visible. The high floods of January inundated the lodges and the beavers had to flee to the dry parts of the area. Three of them choose the roadside as their temporary home. Despite their nocturnal behavior, they are not known to be particularly shy. However, this individual was extremely well obliging and paid no attention to the people. As close as a few meters it would tolerate photography, while continuing feeding or preening. It resulted in this portrait. An intimate view at a magnificent rodent, that has been the engineer of riverine forest for centuries, became extinct and that is now reconquering its former territory. A success story.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5917475319997134160?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5917475319997134160/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5917475319997134160&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5917475319997134160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5917475319997134160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/02/heroverd-reconquered.html' title='Heroverd - Reconquered'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-331UgLIlcN0/TWLLe6sMk2I/AAAAAAAAAMw/DS9SCqLD6IU/s72-c/NG_110115_9876_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4275186079900916297</id><published>2011-02-10T21:37:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-02-10T21:56:56.288+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Maanlandschappen / Moonscapes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8yVROoiJAk/TVRRE-NCetI/AAAAAAAAAMo/ThhQDbk4FPY/s1600/NG_110119_0075_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8yVROoiJAk/TVRRE-NCetI/AAAAAAAAAMo/ThhQDbk4FPY/s320/NG_110119_0075_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572167784823159506" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eindelijk was het weer eens zover, de rivieren kregen weer eens een echt hoogwater te verduren. Sinds 2002 was het niet meer zo hoog geweest, toen moesten we roeien van en naar ons vorige huis 'De Wolfswaard'. Nu bleef de weg naar de Blauwe Kamer helaas net droog, het scheelde een decimeter! Maar het leverde desalniettemin spectaculaire landschappen op en leuke beesten: enkele bevers zochten de berm van de weg op als alternatief voor hun ondergelopen burcht (in mijn volgende blog zal ik de bevers bespreken). Omdat het ook nog volle maan was, ging ik er in het pikkedonker op uit op zoek naar 'maanlandschappen'. Het mooie van dit soort foto's is dat het licht totaal anders is dan bij een zonbeschenen landschap. Bovendien werk ik met zeer lange sluitertijden waardoor alle bewegingen tot vegen verworden, zo ook de wolken in deze foto. Ik hou van dit soort mystieke beelden, met een monochroom karakter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At last the rivers were suffering from a severe high water. Since 2002 it had not been so high, when we had to row to and from our former house 'De Wolfswaard'. Now the road to the Blauwe Kamer just remained above the highest level of the river, only ten centimeters! However, it resulted in spectacular landscapes and some fine animals: a couple of beavers used the roadsides as an alternative for their inundated lodges (more about the beavers in my next blog). Because additionally it was a full moon, I went out for some 'moonscapes'. The nice thing about these images is the totally different light compared to sunlit landscapes. Moreover, the long shutter speed blurs any movement, as is the case with the clouds in this photo. I like these kind of mystical photos, with a monochrome character.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4275186079900916297?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4275186079900916297/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4275186079900916297&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4275186079900916297'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4275186079900916297'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2011/02/maanlandschappen-moonscapes.html' title='Maanlandschappen / Moonscapes'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A8yVROoiJAk/TVRRE-NCetI/AAAAAAAAAMo/ThhQDbk4FPY/s72-c/NG_110119_0075_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3153586963330020139</id><published>2010-12-30T22:28:00.007+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-30T23:18:16.354+01:00</updated><title type='text'>nieuwjaarsboodschap 2011 / new year message 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TR0DjANGMEI/AAAAAAAAAMU/d37q265AXUw/s1600/NG_101226_9562_5D.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TR0DjANGMEI/AAAAAAAAAMU/d37q265AXUw/s320/NG_101226_9562_5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556601415130296386" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voor de natuur is deze winter een strenge, in meerdere opzichten. Niet alleen koude en sneeuw maken het voor plant en dier een opgave om te overleven.....ook de politiek heeft de toon gezet voor een lange lange winter........ Niet gezegend met een lange termijn visie en in onwetendheid zet de politiek een streep door het zo hard bevochten herstel van onze natuur.  Als er iets is dat een lange termijn visie en beleid nodig heeft, dan is het wel natuur. Investeringen die nu gedaan worden hebben soms pas over een eeuw effect. Ondertussen moeten we zorgen dat in de tussenliggende periode geen soorten uitsterven, totdat er een duurzame basis is voor het voortbestaan van onze ecosystemen. Vergelijk het met een lekke badkuip die langzaam leegloopt, waar beetje bij beetje de lekkages gedicht worden. Er is een nieuw bad in aanbouw, maar plots trekt iemand de stop eruit....en alles is voor niets. Uiteindelijk maken wij ook deel uit van deze planeet en zijn we afhankelijk van onze natuurlijke omgeving. Ik vond een prachtige voordracht van Frans Lanting die dit met zijn beelden kracht bij zet, neem even de tijd en kijk &lt;a href="http://www.tedxsmu.org/talks/frans-lanting-at-tedxsmu-2010/" target='new'&gt;hier&lt;/a&gt;. Ik kan geen mooiere nieuwjaarsboodschap bedenken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Een gezond en natuurlijk 2011!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For nature this is a severe winter, in many ways. Not only cold and snow put plants and animals to the test.....politics have announced a long long winter.......Not blessed with any long term vision and in ignorance the politicians cease the restoration of nature that was so hard fought for. Especially nature needs a long term vision en policy. Investments that are done now might have effect only after a century. In the mean time we have to take care no more species get extinct until the restoration provides a sustainable base for existence. One can compare it to a punctured bathtub slowly loosing water, but where the holes are gradually fixed. Meanwhile a new bathtub is constructed. However, someone takes out the plug...and everything has been in vain. In the end we are part of this planet and we depend on our natural environment. I found a beautiful seminar by Frans Lanting enforcing this vision with his images. Take a little time and watch &lt;a href="http://www.tedxsmu.org/talks/frans-lanting-at-tedxsmu-2010/" target='new'&gt;this&lt;/a&gt;. I could not have thought of any other new years message.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A healthy and natural 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3153586963330020139?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3153586963330020139/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3153586963330020139&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3153586963330020139'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3153586963330020139'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011.html' title='nieuwjaarsboodschap 2011 / new year message 2011'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TR0DjANGMEI/AAAAAAAAAMU/d37q265AXUw/s72-c/NG_101226_9562_5D.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4610126495399446733</id><published>2010-12-06T21:32:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-12-06T21:56:12.243+01:00</updated><title type='text'>'Everything in nature has a spirit'</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TP1NdGhmBxI/AAAAAAAAAMA/W5TTpJoY1b4/s1600/NG1D_151010_1153.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TP1NdGhmBxI/AAAAAAAAAMA/W5TTpJoY1b4/s320/NG1D_151010_1153.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547675478353381138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Met een beetje weemoed en veel gelukzaligheid kijk ik terug op mijn trip naar Minnesota. Er gaat geen dag voorbij of ik denk er wel aan op een willekeurig moment. Wat is het dat het zo speciaal maakte? Jim Brandenburg is een geweldige inspirator en denker. Lees het boek 'Brother wolf' en je weet waar ik het over heb. Maar ook het samenzijn met mensen van verschillende pluimage die hun passie voor fotografie en liefde voor de natuur delen. Wat me ook bijzonder geraakt heeft is de wildernis van het Superior National Forest. Ik zou het bijna het 'Spiritual National Forest' willen noemen. Hier heb ik de echte wildernis kunnen ervaren en ben ik me wederom bewust geworden van onze plek op deze aarde...Om met Jim's woorden te spreken 'Everything in nature has a spirit.....'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet,  Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With a little melancholy and lots of happiness I look back at my trip to Minnesota. There is not a day passing without me thinking of it. What is it that made it special? Jim Brandenburg is a great inspiration and a great thinker. Read his book 'Brother wolf' and you will see. But it's also the gathering of different people sharing their passion for photography and love for nature. What has really struck me as is the wilderness of the Superior National Forest. I would name it 'Spritual National Forest'. Here, I have witnessed true wilderness and I have become aware once again of our place on earth...To speak with Jim's words 'Everything in nature has a spirit.....'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4610126495399446733?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4610126495399446733/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4610126495399446733&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4610126495399446733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4610126495399446733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/12/everything-in-nature-has-spirit.html' title='&apos;Everything in nature has a spirit&apos;'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TP1NdGhmBxI/AAAAAAAAAMA/W5TTpJoY1b4/s72-c/NG1D_151010_1153.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8121019689233609784</id><published>2010-10-26T23:12:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T20:49:53.736+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Geluk afdwingen / Enforce your luck</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TMdLCU1Ek7I/AAAAAAAAAL4/hts0SXeMoDk/s1600/NG1D_111010_0558.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TMdLCU1Ek7I/AAAAAAAAAL4/hts0SXeMoDk/s320/NG1D_111010_0558.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532473170571072434" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Je kunt geluk hebben en je kunt geluk afdwingen.........of een combinatie van beide. Bij het maken van deze foto was het laatste het geval. Ik was mijn kamp aan het opbreken toen het opgewonden roepen van een groep Raven mijn aandacht trok. Waar Raven zijn...zijn wolven. Ik was meteen alert en haastte me om mijn spullen in te pakken en met de kano in de richting van de Raven te gaan. Toen ik gekraak van takken hoorde in het bos dacht ik aan een hert...groot was mijn verbazing toen uit het bos een wolf verscheen... en nog één en nog één! Gelukkig bleven ze over de rotsblokken lopen zodat ik genoeg tijd had om mijn camera te pakken en foto's te maken. Met mijn kano ging ik ze achterna. Vlakbij mijn landingspunt zag ik twee van de drie wolven weer terugkeren op hun schreden en ditmaal zagen ze me. Eén van de wolven bleef staan en staarde me een tijdje aan.....Ik had gezien dat twee van de wolven een radiozender om hun nek droegen. Aan de ene kant baalde ik er van, aan de andere kant hoort het ook bij het verhaal van deze wolven en van de wolven in Minnesota.&lt;br /&gt;Jim Brandenburg schreef "I am extremely impressed with the images of the wolves you captured. It is very rare to have such a great setting. If you would show these to photographers that do wolves a lot they would assume it was done with tame animals... The radio collars prove it's the real thing!". Daar kan ik weinig aan toevoegen.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can just be lucky or you can enforce your luck....or a combination of both. For making this photo it was the latter. I was breaking camp when the excited calling of Ravens drew my attention. Where Ravens call.....wolves are around. I was alerted instantly and I hurried to pack my things and follow the sounds with my canoe. When I heard breaking branches in the woods I suspected a deer to be near.........to my great surprise a wolf appeared..and another..and another! Fortunately they used the boulders to walk upon and this gave me time to grab my camera and take shots. With my canoe I tried to pick them up after they disappeared. Close to my landing point I saw two of the three wolves returning and this time they saw me. One of them stopped and stared at me for some time....I saw that two of them wore radio neck collars. It annoyed me, but on the other hand, it is part of the story of these wolves and of the wolves of Minnesota.&lt;br /&gt;Jim Brandenburg wrote to me: "I am extremely impressed with the images of the wolves you captured. It is very rare to have such a great setting. If you would show these to photographers that do wolves a lot they would assume it was done with tame animals... The radio collars prove it's the real thing!" What more can I add to that.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8121019689233609784?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8121019689233609784/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8121019689233609784&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8121019689233609784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8121019689233609784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/10/je-kunt-geluk-hebben-en-je-kunt-geluk.html' title='Geluk afdwingen / Enforce your luck'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TMdLCU1Ek7I/AAAAAAAAAL4/hts0SXeMoDk/s72-c/NG1D_111010_0558.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2021087677997936470</id><published>2010-10-04T23:19:00.026+02:00</published><updated>2010-10-22T22:04:47.604+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Ravenwood workshop: coming to an end, start of the trip</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLG4dPsWKvI/AAAAAAAAAKo/6zoneLXaOwU/s1600/NG1D_041010_9045.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLG39BMjt6I/AAAAAAAAAKY/eU2G0Yred4g/s320/NG5D_061010_5128.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526400476681320354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHFXQDf9mI/AAAAAAAAALQ/g3cYCG3zgmY/s1600/NG5D_051010_4726.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHFXQDf9mI/AAAAAAAAALQ/g3cYCG3zgmY/s320/NG5D_051010_4726.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526415220997617250" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHepEPx27I/AAAAAAAAALg/25qO8j5u-EY/s1600/NG1D_091010_0383.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHepEPx27I/AAAAAAAAALg/25qO8j5u-EY/s320/NG1D_091010_0383.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526443014856235954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHGx-8M6oI/AAAAAAAAALY/YY_lLiMJipw/s1600/NG5D_041010_4605.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLHGx-8M6oI/AAAAAAAAALY/YY_lLiMJipw/s320/NG5D_041010_4605.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526416779771701890" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vandaag is de laatste dag van de Ravenwood workshop. Zeven dagen lang hebben we kunnen genieten van de Northwoods en de mogelijkheid gehad om te werken met één van de grootste natuurfotografen van de wereld. En wat een magische plek. Er is iets met dit gebied dat niet uit te leggen is, er heerst een totale rust, maar tegelijkertijd bruist het van het leven. De herfstkleuren zijn langzaam aan het vervagen, maar er is nog genoeg kleur voor fraaie foto's. We hadden alle dagen een stralend blauwe lucht met een warme zon, wat het wel lastig maakt om te fotograferen. Maar dat maakt de uitdaging alleen maar groter. Jim heeft ons meegnomen naar zijn bush-camp, waar hij veel van zijn wolvenfoto's heeft genomen. Hier heeft hij een zeer inspirerend verhaal gehouden over zijn ontwikkeling als fotograaf. Hij heeft me een aantal van zijn speciale plekken aangewezen op de kaart, waar ik vervolgens naar toe ben gelopen. Het is bijzonder om te zien dat veel van zijn foto's op een steenworp afstand van zijn huis zijn genomen. Vanmiddag zal ik de kano pakken en mijn 7-daagse trip in de Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness beginnen. Ik heb er zin in!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today is the last day at the Ravenwood workshop. For seven days we have had the opportunity to enjoy the Northwoods and to learn from one of the greatest masters in nature photography. It is a magical area. Something makes it special, difficult to explain, there is an air of calm and peace and yet it os full of life. The autumn colors have faded, but there is still plenty for beautiful photography. We have had seven days of clear skies with a warm sun, not easy to take photos in. But that makes the challenge even bigger. Jim took us to his bush-camp where he took a lot of his wolf photos. He gave a very inspiring talk about his development as a photographer. He showed me a few of his special spots on the map, which made me go there on my own. It is special to see that many of his photos were taken just within yards from his home. This afternoon I will take the canoe and start my 7-day journey into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I am looking forward to it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2021087677997936470?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2021087677997936470/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2021087677997936470&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2021087677997936470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2021087677997936470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/10/ravenwood-workshop.html' title='Ravenwood workshop: coming to an end, start of the trip'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TLG4dPsWKvI/AAAAAAAAAKo/6zoneLXaOwU/s72-c/NG1D_041010_9045.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6676800647207478056</id><published>2010-09-09T10:24:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2010-09-09T10:43:56.711+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Baby boeddha /Baby buddha</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TIidfLcBZuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/ppbswUJPLcs/s1600/NG1D_100902_8415.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TIidfLcBZuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/ppbswUJPLcs/s320/NG1D_100902_8415.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514830902687000290" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voor mijn project om natuur en defensie in beeld te brengen, was ik op Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen. Hier zit de enige populatie Boomkikkers van defensie. Na de voortplantingsperiode zwermen de kikkers vanuit de poel naar alle kanten uit. Eerst de adulten, gevolgd door de juvenielen. Ze zijn dan te vinden op de braamstruwelen, waar ze zich opwarmen in de zon en insecten vangen. Soms zijn de kikkers vlak bij de landingsbaan te vinden en mijn doel is om met een groothoek een laagvliegende helikopter samen met een Boomkikker in beeld te brengen. Het is nog niet gelukt, daarvoor is het nog iets te vroeg. Maar ik hoop dat ik binnenkort succes heb. Dit juveniele Boomkikkertje zat gehurkt tegen wat bramen om nog meer zonlicht op te vangen...net een kleine boeddha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For my project to capture the relation between military and nature, I was at Airbase Gilze-Rijen. It is the only military area where a Tree frog population can be found. After the breeding season the frogs disperse from the pool into the surrounding area. First the adults, followed by the juveniles. One can find the animals on the bramble bushes, where they warm up in the sun and catch insects. Sometimes the frogs get close to the landing strip and my goal is to photograph one together with a helicopter using a wide angle lens.  I haven't succeeded, it is just too early. I hope I will soon. This juvenile was sitting against a bramble berry to catch the sunlight.....like a little buddha.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6676800647207478056?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6676800647207478056/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6676800647207478056&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6676800647207478056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6676800647207478056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/09/baby-boeddha-baby-buddha.html' title='Baby boeddha /Baby buddha'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TIidfLcBZuI/AAAAAAAAAJw/ppbswUJPLcs/s72-c/NG1D_100902_8415.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4876680379998903257</id><published>2010-08-22T21:40:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T22:29:27.899+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Minischorpioen / Miniscorpion</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/THGHDPKdNkI/AAAAAAAAAJg/sswDUvQU-iI/s1600/NG5D_100812_3132.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/THGHDPKdNkI/AAAAAAAAAJg/sswDUvQU-iI/s320/NG5D_100812_3132.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508332308930573890" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Omdat ik veel op defensieterreinen kom, loop ik ook vaak over stuifzanden. Het is tegenwoordig lastig om een echt kenmerkende soort voor het stuifzand te vinden, Duinpieper en Kleine heivlinder zijn uitgestorven op de defensieterreinen. Een soort die tegenwoordig het predikaat stuifzandspecialist misschien nog het meest verdient is de Zandoorworm. Deze grote oorworm, waarvan de mannetjes tot 1,5 keer groter zijn dan de gewone oorworm, leeft in zeer zandige en dynamische biotopen en heeft zich aangepast aan de extreme omstandigheden die daar voorkomen. Om de soort te inventariseren moet je goed zoeken naar zandhoopjes of onder boomstammen kijken. Met mijn groothoeklens probeer ik het beest in zijn omgeving te plaatsen. In de verte heeft deze soort wel wat weg van een schorpioen, maar dan wel een heel kleine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a result of my work on military training areas, I regularly visit drift sands. Nowadays it is not easy to find species characteristic for this habitat, Tawny pipit and Tree grayling are extinct on military areas. One species that comes close to the title ' drift sand specialist' is the Tawny earwig. This large earwig, males can reach a size 1,5 times that of the Common earwig, lives in very sandy and dynamic places and has adapted to the extreme circumstances. To monitor the species, one has to look for tiny heaps of sand or look under tree trunks. With my wide angle lens I try to capture it in its environment. With some imagination one could see the resemblance with a scorpion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4876680379998903257?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4876680379998903257/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4876680379998903257&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4876680379998903257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4876680379998903257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/08/minischorpioen-miniscorpion.html' title='Minischorpioen / Miniscorpion'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/THGHDPKdNkI/AAAAAAAAAJg/sswDUvQU-iI/s72-c/NG5D_100812_3132.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5896643430909942814</id><published>2010-08-08T22:50:00.006+02:00</published><updated>2010-08-08T23:32:49.198+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Oneindig / Endless</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TF8gQ8p5q1I/AAAAAAAAAJY/olle2s8rp90/s1600/NG5D_100722_2826.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TF8gQ8p5q1I/AAAAAAAAAJY/olle2s8rp90/s320/NG5D_100722_2826.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503152745201904466" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik ben met mijn gezin op vakantie geweest in de Vogezen. Hoewel het een schitterend gebied is om te fotograferen, met bergen, rivieren, hoogvlaktes en hoogvenen, had ik me voorgenomen om niet teveel tijd aan fotografie te besteden en dat lukte aardig, echt vakantie dus. Ik had 1 camera en 1 lens bij me: Mijn 5DmkII en mijn Tamron 28-75 f2.8. Af en toe was de verleiding groot om er op uit te trekken, er waren veel mooie momenten, met name toen het weer wat omsloeg naar een meer wisselvallig karakter (volgens mij meer typisch voor de Vogezen). De mistflarden, dreigende luchten en het spel van schaduw en zonlicht waren een genot om naar te kijken, en af en toe te fotograferen. Dit bos in de mist kon ik niet links laten liggen. Het geeft een gevoel van een oneindig bos in ruimte en tijd. Ik snap nu waar Vincent Munier zijn inspiratie vandaan haalt (zie zijn schitterende fotoboek Clair de Brume). Ik hoop dit soort momenten ook te gaan meemaken in oktober als ik voor een exclusieve workshop met Jim Brandenburg naar Minnesota ga (Ravenwood Limited edition). Meer hierover in één van mijn volgende blogs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been on holiday with my family in de Vosges, northeastern France. Although it is a magnificent area to take photos, with mountains, rivers, plateaus end mires, I had the intention not to photograph too much, and I didn't, a real vacation. I carried 1 camera and 1 lens: My 5DmkII and my Tamron 28-75 f2.8. The temptation to make phototrips was sometimes strong, there were many nice moments, especially when the weather changed and became a little more unstable (in my opinion more characteristic for the Vosges). The mist, dark skies, en the shadow and sunlight playing with each other were a joy to watch, and to photograph. I just couldn't let this forest in the mist go by unnoticed. It gives a feeling of endlessness in space and time. I understand where Vincent Munier gets his inspiration from (see his wonderful book Clair de Brume). I hope to encounter these kind of moments when I will attend the exclusive workshop with Jim Brandenburg in Minnesota in October (Ravenwood Limited edition). More about this workshop in one of my next blogs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5896643430909942814?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5896643430909942814/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5896643430909942814&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5896643430909942814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5896643430909942814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/08/ik-ben-met-mijn-gezin-op-vakantie.html' title='Oneindig / Endless'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TF8gQ8p5q1I/AAAAAAAAAJY/olle2s8rp90/s72-c/NG5D_100722_2826.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3665304491373020099</id><published>2010-07-04T22:05:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T14:37:23.517+02:00</updated><title type='text'>In vuur en vlam / On fire</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TDDtfziz7tI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/1Fw1H35BUSE/s1600/NG1D_100625_6666.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TDDtfziz7tI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/1Fw1H35BUSE/s320/NG1D_100625_6666.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490149076432580306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het laatste weekend van juni zat ik op vogeleiland de Kreupel, voor de vierde keer. Ik was niet helemaal fit en heb niet veel gefotografeerd, maar ik heb met volle teugen genoten. Vanaf het dak van de keet midden op het eiland was het weer een spektakel, dit jaar broeden er 7000 paar Visdief, 8000 paar Kokmeeuw en 3000 paar Aalscholvers! Ik wilde de bewegelijkheid en vrijheid van een individuele vogel vastleggen en dan het liefst gebruik makend van tegenlicht, iets wat ik vaak doe. Het vergde veel van mijn concentratie en vermogen om met de hand scherp te stellen, want in dit licht en met 1000mm laat ook de AF van mijn 1DMkIII het afweten. Maar deze Visdief liet zich uiteindelijk wel pakken, ik heb de foto wel wat moeten croppen voor de juiste compositie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The last weekend of June, I was visiting the bird-island de Kreupel, for the fourth consecutive time. I wasn't completely fit and I did not take many photos, I enjoyed it nonetheless. From the top of the roof of a small cabin I could witness the spectacle of 7000 pair of Common terns, 8000 pairs of Black-headed gulls and 3000 pairs of Cormorants! I was aiming for capturing the agility and freedom of a single bird, preferably making use of a back-lit situation, something I often do. It took a toll from my concentration and my ability to focus with the hand, as in this little light and while using 1000mm even the AF of my 1DMkIII couldn't cope. Eventually this Common tern was captured, which resulted after some cropping in this portrait.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3665304491373020099?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3665304491373020099/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3665304491373020099&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3665304491373020099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3665304491373020099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/07/het-laatste-weekend-van-juni-zat-ik-op.html' title='In vuur en vlam / On fire'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TDDtfziz7tI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/1Fw1H35BUSE/s72-c/NG1D_100625_6666.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5440290448475764099</id><published>2010-06-13T23:22:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-06-13T23:49:59.617+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Het konijntje / The rabbit</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TBVScndu1II/AAAAAAAAAJI/CmkLPfUBt7o/s1600/NG5D_100606_1048.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TBVScndu1II/AAAAAAAAAJI/CmkLPfUBt7o/s320/NG5D_100606_1048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482378772976948354" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bij DeWNF (De Wageningse Natuurfotografen) gebruiken we al jaren 'gevleugelde' uitspraken om een bepaalde mening over een foto kracht bij te zetten. Ooit liet een van onze vrienden een landschapsfoto zien waar hij bijzonder trots op was, waarop een naast familielid zei:  "...ik mis het konijntje...". Hiermee aangevend dat de foto wel redelijk was, maar eigenlijk iets wat de foto compleet zou maken, een 'eye-catcher', miste. Dit werd een veel gehoorde uitspraak, waar nog vaak om gelachen is. Deze foto van bloemen van de Rode bosbes met een steekmug erop deed mij weer denken aan 'het konijntje'. Zonder de mug is het net even anders, minder spannend, je bent sneller uitgekeken. Ga dus altijd op zoek naar het 'konijntje'!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the 'Wageningen Nature Photographers' we use specific quotes to strengthen a certain opinion about a photo. Once one of our friends showed a landscape photograph which he was very proud on, when a family member said: "..where is the rabbit...?". With this he tried to make clear that despite it being a nice photo, there was something missing to make the photo complete, like an eye-catcher. This became a commonly used quote that has raised many laughs. While watching this photo with flowers of cowberry and a mosquito, I was reminded at 'the rabbit'. Without the mosquito it is different, less exciting, one is less attracted to the photo. Always try to find 'the rabbit'!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5440290448475764099?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5440290448475764099/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5440290448475764099&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5440290448475764099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5440290448475764099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/06/het-konijntje-rabbit.html' title='Het konijntje / The rabbit'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/TBVScndu1II/AAAAAAAAAJI/CmkLPfUBt7o/s72-c/NG5D_100606_1048.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-1045491350322372133</id><published>2010-05-28T16:27:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-28T16:59:12.935+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Natuurlijk / Natural</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S__Z7pdjzXI/AAAAAAAAAJA/bnFT6EnZW8w/s1600/NG5D_100521_9582.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S__Z7pdjzXI/AAAAAAAAAJA/bnFT6EnZW8w/s320/NG5D_100521_9582.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476335290671156594" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bijna alle foto's van salamanders zijn gemaakt met behulp van aquaria en niet voor niets. Het valt niet mee om bijvoorbeeld een Kamsalamander in een poel te zien te krijgen, laat staan te fotograferen. Dus vangen veel fotografen een exemplaar en houden het (soms voor langere tijd) in een aquarium. Ik heb ook dergelijke foto's gemaakt, maar ik was eigenlijk nooit echt tevreden met het resultaat. Je ziet altijd dat het een onechte foto is, het licht, het water, het ziet er toch niet natuurlijk uit. Ik heb mezelf tot doel gesteld om Kamsalamanders in hun natuurlijke voortplantingswater te fotograferen. In Drenthe had ik een heldere plas gevonden, waar ik wist dat de soort voorkwam. Ik gebruikte een onderwaterzak en installeerde een krachtige draadloze afstandsbediening die ook onder water bleek te functioneren! Wel eerste de boel verzwaren anders ging het drijven. Vier uur lang heb ik onbeweeglijk met mijn waadbroek in de plas gestaan.......maar het is gelukt! Ik ga deze methode nog verder perfectioneren en hoop op nog meer van dit soort momenten.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nearly all photos of newts are made using aquaria, and that has a reason. It is quite difficult to spot a, for example, Northern Crested Newt in a pool, let alone photograph it. So most photographers catch the animal and keep it in an aquarium. I have also made such photos, I was however never really satisfied with the result. One can always see that it is unreal, the light, the water, it just doesn't look natural. I have set a goal to photograph Northern Crested Newts in their natural reproduction habitat. In Drenthe I found a clear pool, where I knew the species occurred. I used an underwaterpouch en installed a powerful wireless remote trigger that even functioned under water! I had to weight the stuff to keep it from floating. For four hours I was standing in the pool in my wading suit .....but I succeeded! I am going to refine this method and I hope to enjoy more moments like these.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-1045491350322372133?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/1045491350322372133/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=1045491350322372133&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1045491350322372133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1045491350322372133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/05/natuurlijk-natural.html' title='Natuurlijk / Natural'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S__Z7pdjzXI/AAAAAAAAAJA/bnFT6EnZW8w/s72-c/NG5D_100521_9582.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-1130480634781010237</id><published>2010-05-16T22:40:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-30T22:28:27.308+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Standvastig / Robust</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S_BfYlY2wFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/CdLeTCo1vgY/s1600/NG5D_100407_7512.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S_BfYlY2wFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/CdLeTCo1vgY/s320/NG5D_100407_7512.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471978423213015122" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Soms kan een foto een verhaal vertellen. Soms is het verhaal achter een foto te complex om in één beeld te vertalen. Het verhaal achter deze foto is fascinerend. Het gras op de foto is Biestarwegras. Het is de enige plant die kan groeien op zandplaten aan de kust. Hij is extreem zouttolerant en vormt de basis voor duinvorming. Victor Westhoff, vegetatiekundige en natuurbeschermer, heeft ooit gezegd dat Nederland zonder dit plantje niet had bestaan, althans het lage deel van ons land. Of hij daarin gelijk heeft weet ik niet, maar er zit een kern van waarheid in. Op de foto heb ik het standvastige karakter van Biestarwegras verbeeldt door vanuit een laag standpunt te fotograferen, waardoor de nietige grasstengels groter worden en bovendien de donkere lucht als symbool van de elementen boven de planten hangt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes a photo can tell a story. Sometimes the story behind a photo can be too complex to convey through a single image. The story behind this photo is fascinating. The grass on this photo is Sand couch. It is the only species that can grow at coastal sandflats. It is extremely salt tolerant and is responsible for the formation of dunes. Victor Westhoff, vegetation scientist and conservationist, once said that the Netherlands wouldn't have existed without this little plant, well at least the low parts of the country. He might not be completely right, but there is some truth in it. In this photo I have captured the robust  character of Sand couch by taking a low angle, enlarging the stems and also emphasizing the dark sky as a symbol for the elements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-1130480634781010237?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/1130480634781010237/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=1130480634781010237&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1130480634781010237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1130480634781010237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/05/standvastig-robust.html' title='Standvastig / Robust'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S_BfYlY2wFI/AAAAAAAAAI4/CdLeTCo1vgY/s72-c/NG5D_100407_7512.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-324599177008508850</id><published>2010-05-08T23:09:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-08T23:45:09.495+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Belly-boat</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S-Xa7IRKzzI/AAAAAAAAAIw/-1VM84LloWo/s1600/NG1D_100420_2257.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S-Xa7IRKzzI/AAAAAAAAAIw/-1VM84LloWo/s320/NG1D_100420_2257.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469018031877967666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In hetzelfde meertje waar ik met mijn onderwaterzak hebt gewerkt (zie blog van 17 april) heb ik geëxperimenteerd met een 'belly-boat'. Dit is een soort veredelde halve zwemband, waarin je tot net over je middel in het water zit en je vanaf het water en vanuit een laag standpunt kunt fotograferen. Mijn doel was een Geoorde fuut te fotograferen tussen de vegetatie van Lidsteng. Het waaide hard, dus ik was genoodzaakt in de luwte aan de kant te blijven. De Geoorde futen hielden zich vooral op op het open water, te ver weg dus. Eén keer kwam een Geoorde fuut op drie meter afstand van me foerageren, maar helaas niet in het bereik van mijn lens. De Dodaarsjes waren echter zeer gewillig en waren na 10 minuten gewend aan mijn aanwezigheid. Tot op armlengte kwamen ze bij de boot! Dit was de foto die ik mijn hoofd had, de volgende keer met een Geoorde fuut (met jongen)!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the same little lake where I have used my underwaterbag (see blog of 17 april), I experimented with a belly-boat. This is a kind of customized swimming tube, in which you sit with your belly under the water, making it possible to photograph from a low viewpoint. My target was to photograph Black-necked Grebes in the Common Mare's Tail vegetation. Due to the strong wind I had to stay at the side of the lake. The grebes were swimming in the open water, too far away. Only once, a grebe approached at three meters, but it kept out of range for my lens. the Little grebes, however, were obliging and were used to my presence after 10 minutes. They approached up to one armlength from the boat! This was the photo I had in mind, next time with a Black-necked grebe with chicks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-324599177008508850?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/324599177008508850/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=324599177008508850&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/324599177008508850'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/324599177008508850'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/05/belly-boat.html' title='Belly-boat'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S-Xa7IRKzzI/AAAAAAAAAIw/-1VM84LloWo/s72-c/NG1D_100420_2257.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6699107692203381748</id><published>2010-05-01T00:04:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-05-01T00:25:43.771+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Visualiseren / Visualize</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9tWgfpwXtI/AAAAAAAAAIo/tU-xFg-8bYk/s1600/NG1D_100424_2419.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9tWgfpwXtI/AAAAAAAAAIo/tU-xFg-8bYk/s320/NG1D_100424_2419.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466057688996667090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De beste foto's maak ik als ik in mijn hoofd de compositie visualiseer, of ik dat nou thuis doe een paar dagen van tevoren of in het veld 1 seconde voor het afdrukken. Het gaat erom dat ik mezelf afvraag: 'Wat wil ik nu eigenlijk dat de foto verbeeldt? Wat wil ik zeggen of laten zien, welke emotie moet een foto opwekken of welk verhaal moet een foto vertellen?' Dan werk ik als het ware toe naar het resultaat, waarbij ik mijn creativiteit alle ruimte geef. Maar ook dwingt het me een goede voorbereiding te treffen, omdat als het moment daar is, zo weinig mogelijk die compositie in de weg moet staan. Deze foto had ik in mijn hoofd toen ik besloot naar de Marnewaard te gaan en Veldleeuweriken vast te leggen.  Een vogel als een klein element in de uitgestrekte graslanden en gebruik makend van tegenlicht, om de foto net even spannender te maken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I make the best photos when I visualize the composition in my head, either a couple of days in advance or 1 second before pressing the shutter. It all comes down to the questions: ' What do I want the photo to convey? What do I want to show or say, which emotion does it have to arouse or which story does a photo have to tell? Then I work towards the result, letting my creativity work freely. But it also forces me to  prepare well, in order to have nothing stand in the way of my composition. This photo was in my head when I decided to go to the Marnewaard and capture Skylarks. The bird as a small element in the vast grasslands, using backlight to give it a little more thrill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6699107692203381748?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6699107692203381748/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6699107692203381748&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6699107692203381748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6699107692203381748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/05/visualiseren-visualize.html' title='Visualiseren / Visualize'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9tWgfpwXtI/AAAAAAAAAIo/tU-xFg-8bYk/s72-c/NG1D_100424_2419.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3619691774637845744</id><published>2010-04-22T23:23:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-22T23:40:16.313+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Het licht vangen / Catching the light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9DBVrCY5WI/AAAAAAAAAIg/LtFOzK8hDy0/s1600/NG5D_100411_7766.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9DBVrCY5WI/AAAAAAAAAIg/LtFOzK8hDy0/s320/NG5D_100411_7766.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463078926074570082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het is altijd goed plannen om bepaalde soorten van de voorjaarsflora te kunnen tegenkomen, in ieder geval om ze massaal te zien bloeien. En dan moet je ook nog erg goed rekening houden met regionale verschillen, die soms wel twee weken uiteenlopen tussen bijvoorbeeld Zuid-Limburg en Groningen. In de twee militaire oefenterreinen die defensie rijk is in Zuid-Limburg was ik op het goede moment, althans voor Bosanemoon. De foto laat zien dat deze planten profiteren van de nog open kronen van het eikenbos, door de takken is de blauwe lucht te zien. Voordat de bladeren aan de bomen komen moet de bloei zijn voltooid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For seeing the spring flowers, and moreover to see them flowering in great numbers, one has to plan well. On top of that you have to take into account the regional differences in flowering periods, for instance in the south some species start two weeks earlier than in the north of the country. In two military ranges in the south of Limburg, I was at the right moment for photographing  flowering Wood anemone. The photo show how the plants benefit from the open canopy, through the branches the blue sky is visible. Before the leaves grow, the plants have to finish flowering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3619691774637845744?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3619691774637845744/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3619691774637845744&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3619691774637845744'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3619691774637845744'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/04/het-licht-vangen-catching-light.html' title='Het licht vangen / Catching the light'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S9DBVrCY5WI/AAAAAAAAAIg/LtFOzK8hDy0/s72-c/NG5D_100411_7766.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8300725811637959907</id><published>2010-04-17T23:36:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2010-04-17T23:52:22.185+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Helder / Clear</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S8otZ-n4RmI/AAAAAAAAAIY/CugpVmR843Y/s1600/NG5D_100324_7229.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S8otZ-n4RmI/AAAAAAAAAIY/CugpVmR843Y/s320/NG5D_100324_7229.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461227422470391394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik ben weer wat meer aan het werken met mijn onderwaterzak en mijn 5DmkII. Voor onderwaterfotografie is helder water toch een voorwaarde. Ik wist dat op vliegbasis Woensdrecht zich enkele heldere plassen bevinden. In één van de plassen waren de stengels van Lidsteng op weg naar het wateroppervlak, wat een mooi beeld oplevert door de lichte groene kleur en de vorm. Ik ontdekte al snel een Gewone pad tussen de stengels. Die maakte het beeld compleet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have begun working regularly with my submarine camerabag and my 5DmkII. For underwater photography clear water is essential. I knew a few pools at Woensdrecht Airbase that had this clear water.  In one of them the stems of Common mare's tail were growing towards the surface, resulting in a nice image through the crisp green color and the shape. Soon I discovered a Common toad between the plants, which made the image complete.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8300725811637959907?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8300725811637959907/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8300725811637959907&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8300725811637959907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8300725811637959907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/04/helder-clear.html' title='Helder / Clear'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S8otZ-n4RmI/AAAAAAAAAIY/CugpVmR843Y/s72-c/NG5D_100324_7229.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4017946232297471190</id><published>2010-03-22T11:04:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-22T11:13:43.730+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Brandende heide / Burning heathland</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S6dCzOMWG7I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/_yqnGo8Hacc/s1600-h/NG1D_100310_0782.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S6dCzOMWG7I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/_yqnGo8Hacc/s320/NG1D_100310_0782.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451399321705913266" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eindelijk was het zover,  de beheerder van het Artillerie Schietkamp Oldebroek had groen licht gegeven  voor het branden van een aantal percelen heide. Het is het enige terrein in Nederland waar het branden van heide op grote schaal is toegestaan. En ik wilde daar bij zijn, om dit unieke fenomeen vast te leggen (natuurlijk ook voor mijn toekomstige boek over natuur op defensieterreinen). Wat een hitte en wat een schouwspel! Hier een impressie van brandende dennetjes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At last the moment was there, the manager of the Artillery Shooting Range Oldebroek had given green light for burning the heathland. It is the only area in the Netherlands where burning at such a large scale is permitted. And I wanted to be there to capture this unique phenomenon (of course also for my book on nature and military areas). How hot and what a scene! Shown is an impression of burning pines. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4017946232297471190?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4017946232297471190/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4017946232297471190&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4017946232297471190'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4017946232297471190'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/03/brandende-heide-burning-heathland.html' title='Brandende heide / Burning heathland'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S6dCzOMWG7I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/_yqnGo8Hacc/s72-c/NG1D_100310_0782.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7807111513499401420</id><published>2010-03-11T11:37:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-03-11T11:47:19.344+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Twee keer geboorte / Two new born</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S5jKIbSLvfI/AAAAAAAAAII/UJ8LnG4Xrkc/s1600-h/NG1D_100227_9988.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S5jKIbSLvfI/AAAAAAAAAII/UJ8LnG4Xrkc/s320/NG1D_100227_9988.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447325995416403442" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Op 13 februari is Tys geboren, na twee meiden nu een zoon. Hectische tijden waardoor het me niet altijd lukt om het weblog op tijd te verversen. Ondertussen zijn de Konikpaarden in de Blauwe Kamer ook bezig voor nagslacht te zorgen. Op een zaterdagmorgen werd een veulen geboren vlak achter onze tuin. Het was een mooi schouwspel en bijzonder om te zien hoe zelfredzaam deze paarden zijn.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the 13th of February Tys was born, after two girls a son. Times are stressfull and I will not always succeed in updating the weblog in time. In the meantime, the Knoik horses of the nature reserve Blauwe Kamer (my backyard) are also producing offspring. On a Saterday morning this horse-baby was born just behind our garden. It was a lovely sight and it was good to see how self-reliant these horses are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7807111513499401420?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7807111513499401420/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7807111513499401420&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7807111513499401420'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7807111513499401420'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/03/twee-keer-geboorte-two-new-born.html' title='Twee keer geboorte / Two new born'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S5jKIbSLvfI/AAAAAAAAAII/UJ8LnG4Xrkc/s72-c/NG1D_100227_9988.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3315521573259166120</id><published>2010-02-07T22:25:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-02-07T22:50:09.031+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Mist / Fog</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S281Q2OtYoI/AAAAAAAAAIA/guxZbwRxStE/s1600-h/NG5D_100206_9423.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S281Q2OtYoI/AAAAAAAAAIA/guxZbwRxStE/s320/NG5D_100206_9423.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435621838810866306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik ben in het bos achter mijn huis en het is alsof de mist langzaam om de stammen van de wilgen kronkelt. Behalve het geluid van de druppels die van de takken vallen is er geen geluid te horen. Wat een geweldig fotografie weer: mistig, grijs, windstil. Het licht is gedempt, zonder harde schaduwen. Alles is vochtig waardoor het contrast toeneemt en kleuren meer verzadigd worden. Door te overbelichten creëer ik een mystieke sfeer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am in the wood behind my house and it's like the fog is embracing the willow trees. Except for the sound of the drops falling from the branches, there is no sound. How wonderful is the weather for photography: foggy, grey, no wind. The light is dimmed, without any hard shadows. Everything is moist creating more contrast and saturated colors. By overexposure I create a mystic atmosphere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3315521573259166120?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3315521573259166120/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3315521573259166120&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3315521573259166120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3315521573259166120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/02/mist-fog.html' title='Mist / Fog'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S281Q2OtYoI/AAAAAAAAAIA/guxZbwRxStE/s72-c/NG5D_100206_9423.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4153146882904870456</id><published>2010-01-31T23:08:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T23:23:22.993+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Nachtelijk / Nocturnal</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S2YCbBt4bRI/AAAAAAAAAH4/vS_tWqYG4Ak/s1600-h/NG5D_100129_9378.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S2YCbBt4bRI/AAAAAAAAAH4/vS_tWqYG4Ak/s320/NG5D_100129_9378.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433032663809682706" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik ben aan het experimenteren met nachtfotografie. Het was afgelopen week raak, met een volle maan en mooie wolkenluchten. Het is een kwestie van uitproberen wat de juiste sluitertijd is. Ik was op zoek naar het effect van de wolken die tot strepen vervagen. Gelukt dus. Ik ga hier komend jaar ongetwijfeld meer gebruik van maken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am experimenting with night photography. Last week it was the right time with a full moon and clouds passing by. It is a matter of trial and error to find out what is the right exposure. I was looking for the airbrush-effect of the clouds turning into vague lines. I succeeded. I will be doing more of this the coming year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4153146882904870456?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4153146882904870456/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4153146882904870456&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4153146882904870456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4153146882904870456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/01/ik-ben-aan-het-experimenteren-met.html' title='Nachtelijk / Nocturnal'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S2YCbBt4bRI/AAAAAAAAAH4/vS_tWqYG4Ak/s72-c/NG5D_100129_9378.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3880599615216219870</id><published>2010-01-17T21:21:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-17T21:47:13.039+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Verstild / Tranquil</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S1N3Q0IkS0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/4HVrR63GACI/s1600-h/NG_090108_7595.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S1N3Q0IkS0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/4HVrR63GACI/s320/NG_090108_7595.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427813106667768642" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik was door wat oudere foto's aan het snuffelen, toen ik deze tegenkwam. Het is een foto van iets meer dan een jaar geleden van de Kleine Heide bij Terlet. Ook vorig jaar hadden we een winter met alles wat een winter behoort te hebben. Is de tijd van de kwakkelwinters voorbij? Ondanks dat sneeuw prachig kan zijn is het niet altijd makkelijk om een goede compositie te maken. Deze tak van een dode berk versterkt de verstilde sfeer van het winterse landschap.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was browsing through some older photos when I found this one. It's a photo taken a year ago at Kleine Heide near Terlet. Like the current one, it was a winter that had everything a winter should have. Is it over with the warm and wet winters? Depsite the snow being beautiful it is not always easy to make a good composition. This branch of a dead birch emphasizes the tranquil atmosphere of the winter landscape.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3880599615216219870?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3880599615216219870/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3880599615216219870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3880599615216219870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3880599615216219870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/01/verstild-tranquil.html' title='Verstild / Tranquil'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S1N3Q0IkS0I/AAAAAAAAAHw/4HVrR63GACI/s72-c/NG_090108_7595.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5615589944612495283</id><published>2010-01-04T23:01:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T23:25:21.633+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Standvastig / Standing tall</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S0JqM7gHvRI/AAAAAAAAAHo/gCyivnILllw/s1600-h/NG_100103_9261.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S0JqM7gHvRI/AAAAAAAAAHo/gCyivnILllw/s320/NG_100103_9261.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423013671670889746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voor degene die nu naar mijn nieuwjaarswens willen kijken, klik hieronder op 'Ouder bericht'.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De winter houdt stand. Ik werd gebeld door een collega met de mededeling dat er een dik pak sneeuw was gevallen. Niet hier in Wageningen, hier ligt maar een centimeter, maar op de Doornspijkse Heide. Ik ben op zoek naar beelden die de ijstijd symboliseren, voor veel landschappen is dat de periode waarin ze gevormd zijn. Ik stel me het voor als schaars begroeide vlaktes, bedekt met sneeuw en ijs. Aan het eind van die ijstijd zullen de bomen langzaam terrein gewonnen hebben. Op deze foto kon ik het verbeelden door met mijn hoekzoeker een zeer laag standpunt te kiezen, waardoor het lijkt alsof het boompje eenzaam, maar standvastig, door de sneeuw prikt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The winter is standing tall. A colleague rang me to say that the snow had fallen in great amounts. Not here in Wageningen, there's only one centimeter here, but at Doornspijkse Heide. I am looking for images that symbolise the ice age, for most Dutch landscapes it is the time in which they were formed. I imagine it to be like scarsely vegetated plains, covered with snow and ice. At the end of the ice age the trees would have gained territory. In this photo I could capture it by taking a low position, using my angled viewfinder, resulting in the lonely tree to penetrate through the snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5615589944612495283?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5615589944612495283/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5615589944612495283&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5615589944612495283'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5615589944612495283'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2010/01/standvastig-standing-tall.html' title='Standvastig / Standing tall'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/S0JqM7gHvRI/AAAAAAAAAHo/gCyivnILllw/s72-c/NG_100103_9261.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3292410597693687275</id><published>2009-12-28T22:02:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-28T22:30:44.883+01:00</updated><title type='text'>De beste wensen / Best wishes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzkfcG9HyCI/AAAAAAAAAHg/B9Mdir_CjbM/s1600-h/NG1D_091218_0018.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzkfcG9HyCI/AAAAAAAAAHg/B9Mdir_CjbM/s320/NG1D_091218_0018.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420398194280876066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik wens iedereen een gezond en gelukkig 2010 met heel veel ruimte....&lt;br /&gt;voor nieuwe mogelijkheden en dromen!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish everyone a healthy and happy 2010 with lots of space....&lt;br /&gt;for new possibilities en dreams!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3292410597693687275?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3292410597693687275/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3292410597693687275&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3292410597693687275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3292410597693687275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/12/de-beste-wensen-best-wishes.html' title='De beste wensen / Best wishes'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzkfcG9HyCI/AAAAAAAAAHg/B9Mdir_CjbM/s72-c/NG1D_091218_0018.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7427185283055224657</id><published>2009-12-23T22:57:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-23T23:24:02.002+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Sneeuw patrouille / Snow patrol</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzKX3uaqFsI/AAAAAAAAAHY/g9M7kSHmwRo/s1600-h/NG5D_091222_9203.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzKX3uaqFsI/AAAAAAAAAHY/g9M7kSHmwRo/s320/NG5D_091222_9203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418560285288568514" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het was stil op de Doornspijkse Heide. De sneeuw en vorst hadden het landschap met een koude deken bedekt en de dieren hielden zich gedeisd. Op een enkele Raaf, lijster en Kruisbek na was er niets te zien. Groot was mijn verbazing toen ik zag hoe een kleine loopkever mijn pad kruiste. Hij liep rustig, maar gestaag en doelgericht over een besneeuwd pad. Doelgericht, maar waar naar toe? Geen prooi te bekennen, maar blijkbaar is er toch iets te halen in dit, voor een kever, extreem barre landschap. Het is mooi hoe ik nog steeds verwonderd kan raken van kleine natuurfenomenen.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was quiet at Doornspijkse Heide. Snow and frost had covered the landscape under a cold blanket and animals were hiding. Besides the odd Raven, thrush and crossbill, there was no sign of life. How was I amazed by a small carabid that crossed my path. It was walking gently, but steadily and targated at something over a snow covered track. Targeted at what? There was no sign of a prey, but there must be something it was looking for in this, for a beetle, extremely harsh landscape. It is nice how I can still be amazed by small phenomenon in nature.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7427185283055224657?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7427185283055224657/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7427185283055224657&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7427185283055224657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7427185283055224657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/12/sneeuw-patrouille-snow-patrol.html' title='Sneeuw patrouille / Snow patrol'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SzKX3uaqFsI/AAAAAAAAAHY/g9M7kSHmwRo/s72-c/NG5D_091222_9203.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-906198796247959259</id><published>2009-12-13T12:05:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-12-13T13:10:17.650+01:00</updated><title type='text'>De donkere dagen / The dark days</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SyTW_GfQ1BI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ztzQ6q2YdIk/s1600-h/NG_091213_9130.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SyTW_GfQ1BI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ztzQ6q2YdIk/s320/NG_091213_9130.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414689031568020498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De donkere dagen voor kerst, zo wordt december wel getypeerd. Natuurlijk, de dagen worden korter, de herfstkleuren zijn weg, alles is in rust of afgestorven......of toch niet? Voor wie er oog voor heeft gebeurt er nog steeds veel, zij het meer subtiel en soms nauwelijks zichtbaar. Veel mossen bijvoorbeeld, zijn nog steeds springlevend in dit jaargetijde. Hier zijn de sporenkapsels van Uiterwaardmos te zien, ingekaderd door de herfstige bladeren van Dauwbraam. Door het kiezen van een ongewoon perspectief maakte ik deze ongewone foto.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The dark days before Christmas, that's how some of us typify December. Of course, the days get shorter, autumn colours fade away, everything is at rest or is dying........or yet?  For the keen observer, there is still a lot happening, albeit more subtle and sometimes hardly visible. Numerous mosses for example, are still alive in this season. Here you can see the capsules of &lt;em&gt;Leskea polycarpa&lt;/em&gt;, bordered by the autumn leaves of European dewberry. By choosing an anusual perspective I created this unusual photo.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-906198796247959259?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/906198796247959259/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=906198796247959259&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/906198796247959259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/906198796247959259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/12/de-donkere-dagen-voor-kerst-zo-wordt.html' title='De donkere dagen / The dark days'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SyTW_GfQ1BI/AAAAAAAAAGo/ztzQ6q2YdIk/s72-c/NG_091213_9130.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4500644990075415401</id><published>2009-11-30T09:35:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-30T09:59:26.206+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Oerbeeld - Primeval image</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SxOI31JAFkI/AAAAAAAAAGg/V-oJtR-nJeA/s1600/NG1D_091120_9944.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SxOI31JAFkI/AAAAAAAAAGg/V-oJtR-nJeA/s320/NG1D_091120_9944.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409818070141113922" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik ben bevoorrecht om in één van de eerste gebieden te wonen waar Plan Ooievaar ten uitvoer is gebracht. Ik denk nog steeds dat dit een goede keuze is geweest, juist hier in het rivierengebied is er nog een dynamische kracht aanwezig die de in Nederland verstarde natuur weer in beweging kan brengen. Maar daar lijkt nu ook verandering in te komen, hoogwaters worden schaarser door maatregelen in bovenstroomse gebieden (Duitsland). Hierdoor neemt de dynamiek af en worden bepaalde pioniersituaties zeldzamer. Onder andere stroomdalflora heeft het moeilijk, zeker als de graasdruk laag is. Of de Galloways in de Blauwe Kamer de verminderde dynamiek kunnen compenseren is de vraag. Maar het levert in ieder geval wel mooie 'oerbeelden' op.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel privileged to live in one of the first areas where 'Plan Ooievaar' (Plan White stork) was realised. I still think that this is the right concept. Here in these riverine areas there is still a dynamic force that can move the 'frozen' nature. However, something has changed, high river flows seem to become more rare due to measures in the catchment areas (Germany). River dynamics decrease and pioneer situations will diminish. Riverine flora is under threat, certainly in combination with a too low grazing pressure. It is uncertain if the Galloways in the Blauwe Kamer can compensate for the loss of dynamics. Anyway, they make some nice primeval scenery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4500644990075415401?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4500644990075415401/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4500644990075415401&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4500644990075415401'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4500644990075415401'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/11/oerbeeld-primeval-image.html' title='Oerbeeld - Primeval image'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SxOI31JAFkI/AAAAAAAAAGg/V-oJtR-nJeA/s72-c/NG1D_091120_9944.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7231583702139595101</id><published>2009-11-15T23:12:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-15T23:27:56.202+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Herfstpalet / Autumn palette</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SwCAZVEknYI/AAAAAAAAAGY/YzDB9A2G13E/s1600-h/NG_091112_8935.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SwCAZVEknYI/AAAAAAAAAGY/YzDB9A2G13E/s320/NG_091112_8935.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404460725486001538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ik geniet altijd van november. Druilerige dagen, soms harde wind, dan weer rustig herfstweer. De natuur komt tot rust. De Beuken zijn als laatste aan de beurt om hun blad te verliezen en laten nog even een explosie aan kleuren zien. Hier heb ik een tak een handje geholpen om te bewegen op de wind (die was mij niet hard genoeg). Een mooi vervloeid palet van herfstkleuren.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I always enjoy November. Drizzly days, sometimes gales, and then quiet autumn weather. Nature comes to rest. Beeches are the last to loose their leaves and they will finally explode in colours. Here I assisted the wind a bit in moving a branch (the wind was too weak). A nice palette of blended autumn colours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7231583702139595101?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7231583702139595101/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7231583702139595101&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7231583702139595101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7231583702139595101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/11/herfstpalet-autumn-palette.html' title='Herfstpalet / Autumn palette'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SwCAZVEknYI/AAAAAAAAAGY/YzDB9A2G13E/s72-c/NG_091112_8935.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-1332526208279037325</id><published>2009-11-09T21:08:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2009-11-10T22:34:38.208+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hollandse luchten / Dutch skies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Svh7AvkA6qI/AAAAAAAAAGI/INOxTMSUOGE/s1600-h/NG_091015_9731.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Svh7AvkA6qI/AAAAAAAAAGI/INOxTMSUOGE/s320/NG_091015_9731.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402203005728647842" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zoals al eerder gezegd in mijn blog was het op Terschelling genieten van de afwisseling in het weer, met zijn fraaie luchten. Landschapsfotografie doe ik vaak met een lange telelens, waarbij ik het landschap in elkaar druk, een verrassend perspectief creëer of licht en donker met elkaar laat spelen. Beelden waar je langer naar kijkt.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageer via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like I mentioned before in my blog, I enjoyed the changing weather on Terschelling. It resulted in beautiful skies. In landscape photography I often work with long lenses, compressing the landscape, creating unexpected perspectives and allowing light and darkness to play around. Images that make you look a bit longer......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Respond through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-1332526208279037325?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/1332526208279037325/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=1332526208279037325&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1332526208279037325'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1332526208279037325'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/11/hollandse-luchten-dutch-skies.html' title='Hollandse luchten / Dutch skies'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Svh7AvkA6qI/AAAAAAAAAGI/INOxTMSUOGE/s72-c/NG_091015_9731.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-390126826232216299</id><published>2009-10-27T22:18:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-10-27T22:33:22.202+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Sprookjesbos / Fairytale forest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sudm0AnbAYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/ziMjjBpGyR4/s1600-h/NG_091026_8627.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sudm0AnbAYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/ziMjjBpGyR4/s320/NG_091026_8627.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397395722131407234" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Laat je niet weerhouden om als fotograaf ook met 'slecht' weer naar buiten te gaan. Maandagmorgen was een druilerige dag met slechts enkele droge intermezzo's. Maar voor het vastleggen van een herfstachtig strubbenbos is het perfect. De natte bladeren en boomstammen geven een contrastrijke karakteristiek aan de foto's, mits de lucht bewolkt is. Op de foto is de voor strubbeneiken kenmerkende vorm te zien, kronkelend en met vele stammen uit eenzelfde kloon. Het sprookjesbos bij uitstek.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageren via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do not let yourself be retained from going outdoors when the weather seems 'bad'. Monday morning was such a drizzly day with only a couple of dry spells. But for capturing the autumn in an oak coppice it is perfect. The wet leaves and trunks created a rich contrast in the photos, provided that there is an overcast sky. On the photograph the characteristic shape of the coppice oaks is visible, curved and with multiple trunks from the same clone. The ultimate fairytale forest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reaction through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-390126826232216299?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/390126826232216299/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=390126826232216299&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/390126826232216299'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/390126826232216299'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/10/sprookjesbos-fairytale-forest.html' title='Sprookjesbos / Fairytale forest'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sudm0AnbAYI/AAAAAAAAAGA/ziMjjBpGyR4/s72-c/NG_091026_8627.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4233345327666633410</id><published>2009-10-20T23:44:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T23:58:38.621+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Zandstorm / Sand storm</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/St4xtZDjJhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/VnKCG2HudZI/s1600-h/NG_091016_9858.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/St4xtZDjJhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/VnKCG2HudZI/s320/NG_091016_9858.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394804059526080018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afgelopen week had ik even verzaakt om een foto te plaatsen, ik zat op Vlieland en Terschelling. Het was een prachtige week, erg afwisselend weer met mooie wolkenluchten, de ene dag windstil dan weer stormachtig. Op de laatste dag was het echt stormachtig en mijn oog viel op een 'bres' in de duinen op Terschelling. De wind joeg er brullend doorheen, een ware zandstorm veroorzakend. Tegen de zon in gezien was het een spectaculair gezicht......thuis gekomen moest mijn camera een schoonmaakbeurt ondergaan!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reageren via e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last week I hadn't posted a new photo, because I was on the islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. It was a magnificent week with beautiful clouded skies, one day there was no wind, the other it was stormy. Stormy it was the last day when my eye was caught by a breach in the dunes of Terschelling. The wind was forcing its way through, creating a sand storm. Against the sun it was a spectacular sight........at home my camera needed a thorough cleaning session!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheer, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:info@miratio.nl"&gt;Reaction through e-mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4233345327666633410?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4233345327666633410/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4233345327666633410&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4233345327666633410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4233345327666633410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/10/afgelopen-week-had-ik-even-verzaakt-om.html' title='Zandstorm / Sand storm'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/St4xtZDjJhI/AAAAAAAAAF4/VnKCG2HudZI/s72-c/NG_091016_9858.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2940012665220715084</id><published>2009-10-05T20:53:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T21:55:14.288+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Nazomerse taferelen / Late summer scenes</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SspHVAJQQtI/AAAAAAAAAFw/iehMcwJ5OfY/s1600-h/NG_090927_7617.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SspHVAJQQtI/AAAAAAAAAFw/iehMcwJ5OfY/s320/NG_090927_7617.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389198330243859154" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De mooiste fotografiemaand, september, is voorbij en het was alsof de zomer nog even een eindsprint trok. Het laatste weekend vertoefde ik op een heideveld op de Veluwe en ik liep in mijn t-shirt te zweten! De Zadelsprinkhanen waren nog volop aan het zingen. De aanwezige Jeneverbessen oefenden een onweerstaanbare aantrekkingskracht uit op deze vleugelloze sprinkhanen. De stekelige struiken bieden bescherming en een hogere, dus betere, zangpost dan de heide. Overal weerklonk het 'tizi' uit het struweel. Het was een warm afscheid van een mooie zomer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best month for photography is September and the summer had decided to take a final sprint. The last weekend I was busy on a heathland on the Veluwe and I was sweating in my t-shirt! The Sadle-backed bush crickets were singing fanatically. Apparently the Juniper bushes were very attractive to this flightless species. The thorny bushes provide a secure and elevated singing post in contrast to the lower surrounding heather. The 'tizi' sound was everywhere. It was a warm goodbye to a beautiful summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2940012665220715084?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2940012665220715084/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2940012665220715084&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2940012665220715084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2940012665220715084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/10/nazomerse-taferelen-late-summer-scenes.html' title='Nazomerse taferelen / Late summer scenes'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SspHVAJQQtI/AAAAAAAAAFw/iehMcwJ5OfY/s72-c/NG_090927_7617.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5243873249838552952</id><published>2009-09-29T21:30:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2009-09-29T21:55:39.075+02:00</updated><title type='text'>...Edelhert in de herhaling... / ...Again Red Deer...</title><content type='html'>(English version below)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SsJhTcLBcZI/AAAAAAAAAFU/qTGGf-sOcsM/s1600-h/NG1D_090925_8109.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SsJhTcLBcZI/AAAAAAAAAFU/qTGGf-sOcsM/s320/NG1D_090925_8109.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386975090896368018" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tja, normaal zou ik het niet snel doen, een herhaling van onderwerp in mijn weblog. Maar ik ben de afgelopen twee weken intensief met Edelherten op militaire terreinen bezig geweest en ik heb daar zo van genoten, dat ik het graag wil delen. Hier staat een eenzame geweidrager op de Oldebroekse Heide, het grootste aaneengesloten heidegebied van Nederland. De sfeer was betoverend: lage nevel, burlende herten, een opkomende zon, wijdse vergezichten.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Normally I wouldn't repeat a subject in my weblog. However, I have been occupied intensively with shooting Red Deer on military areas and I have really enjoyed it. And again, I wanted to share it. This bull is standing on the Oldebroekse Heide, the largest heathland in the Netherlands. The scenery was magical: low mist, belling deer, a rising sun, vast views.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5243873249838552952?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5243873249838552952/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5243873249838552952&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5243873249838552952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5243873249838552952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/09/edelhert-in-de-herhaling.html' title='...Edelhert in de herhaling... / ...Again Red Deer...'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SsJhTcLBcZI/AAAAAAAAAFU/qTGGf-sOcsM/s72-c/NG1D_090925_8109.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5327782393861418424</id><published>2009-09-19T21:41:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2009-09-19T22:14:52.022+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Macho van het bos / Macho of the forest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SrU602IhuiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/58cXGk4ZiiM/s1600-h/NG_090918_7375.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SrU602IhuiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/58cXGk4ZiiM/s320/NG_090918_7375.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383273609150183970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bij wijze van proef heb ik mijn fotoblog in twee talen gepubliceerd. For the English version, see below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De eerste koude nacht na half september is een goed moment om de Veluwe op te gaan. De ochtend volgend op zo'n nacht staat garant voor veel activiteiten van burlende Edelherten. Het was inderdaad handschoenenweer en ik fietste door de mist naar een plek waarvan ik wist dat er een roedel aanwezig was. Overal om me heen steeg het geburl op, wat is het toch een fantastisch geluid! Na een tijd rondgeslopen te hebben, postte ik een tijd op een plek waar ik een hert had gehoord. Ik had het geluk afgedwongen...na een tijdje trok het hert een wissel op minder dan 100 meter, met een mooi spel van schaduw en ochtendlicht.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Groet, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Bezoek mijn website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first chilly night from half September onwards is a suitable moment to visit the Veluwe forest. The morning following such a night is a guarantee for high activity of belling Red Deer. Indeed it was cold that morning and I cycled through the fog to an area where I knew a herd was hanging around. Everywhere around me the belling sounded through the forest, what a fantastic sound! After skulking around a bit, I settled at a place where I had heard a male belling. Luck was on my side...after a while a male crossed my view in a nice blend of shadows and morning light.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5327782393861418424?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5327782393861418424/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5327782393861418424&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5327782393861418424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5327782393861418424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/09/machos-in-het-bos-machos-in-forest.html' title='Macho van het bos / Macho of the forest'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SrU602IhuiI/AAAAAAAAAFM/58cXGk4ZiiM/s72-c/NG_090918_7375.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4943664542427329307</id><published>2009-09-03T10:10:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T10:25:05.997+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Swedish summer</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sp98uk30u0I/AAAAAAAAAFE/TQkZbGV8fb4/s1600-h/NG_090810_5365.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sp98uk30u0I/AAAAAAAAAFE/TQkZbGV8fb4/s320/NG_090810_5365.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377153619717307202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although it was still summer in Sweden, a little sense of autumn was in the air. In this hilly area in Värmland the leaves of Blueberries and Lignonberries were already changing colours. Together with the soft colours of the, in Sweden always abundant, mosses, it reminded me of the 'Indian summer' in North America. Although I have never seen it myself, I know it from photos. But hey, we in Europe have our 'Swedish summer'.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4943664542427329307?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4943664542427329307/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4943664542427329307&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4943664542427329307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4943664542427329307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/09/swedish-summer.html' title='Swedish summer'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sp98uk30u0I/AAAAAAAAAFE/TQkZbGV8fb4/s72-c/NG_090810_5365.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5373304909378165351</id><published>2009-08-21T15:33:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T15:45:20.118+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Accident......</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/So6knXNDy8I/AAAAAAAAAE8/g0b9CH1o1gI/s1600-h/NG1D_090820_7578.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/So6knXNDy8I/AAAAAAAAAE8/g0b9CH1o1gI/s320/NG1D_090820_7578.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372412401650224066" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been off line for a while, I was on holiday in Sweden. In my next blog I will present a photo from this magnificent country. This week's photo was taken accidentally, by pushing the shutter too early, while the camera was moving. Normally I create these images deliberately, but the result is not always this satisfying. I like the softness of the colours and the reduced contrast. Although there is no focal point, there is still a balance in the photo, which makes it pleasant to watch. Nice for a large print on the wall......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5373304909378165351?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5373304909378165351/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5373304909378165351&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5373304909378165351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5373304909378165351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/08/paintbrush.html' title='Accident......'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/So6knXNDy8I/AAAAAAAAAE8/g0b9CH1o1gI/s72-c/NG1D_090820_7578.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6462609196043268109</id><published>2009-07-23T00:39:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T00:53:44.912+02:00</updated><title type='text'>unveiling biodiversity</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SmeXeT3rIyI/AAAAAAAAAE0/1sou76wQdww/s1600-h/NG_090705_4644.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SmeXeT3rIyI/AAAAAAAAAE0/1sou76wQdww/s320/NG_090705_4644.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361420428393521954" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My neighbour is a fanatic amature entomologist. However he is not traveling to national or international hotspots to find rare species. No, he is dedicated to his local patch, let's say a cirle with a 200m radius around his (and my) home. The sheer numbers of different species of beetles, moths, bees, wasps and other creatures are amazing. He has found several species new for the region and even for the country. This means that even around our houses in the middle of The Netherlands, there is undiscovered biodiversity, waiting to be unveiled. Here, during the night, he is taking photos of beetles attracted to a white sheet and a strong light.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From 22 July till 13 August I will be on holiday with my family, during which I will not publish any posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6462609196043268109?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6462609196043268109/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6462609196043268109&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6462609196043268109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6462609196043268109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/07/unveiling-biodiversity.html' title='unveiling biodiversity'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SmeXeT3rIyI/AAAAAAAAAE0/1sou76wQdww/s72-c/NG_090705_4644.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7890262538183788525</id><published>2009-07-08T16:34:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-07-08T16:48:01.369+02:00</updated><title type='text'>battle of the beetles....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SlSxgtbdsoI/AAAAAAAAAEs/bZF4C43i2gY/s1600-h/NG5D_090707_4793.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SlSxgtbdsoI/AAAAAAAAAEs/bZF4C43i2gY/s320/NG5D_090707_4793.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356101032359080578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Stag beetle is one of those charismatic species that a lot of people, even not very interested in nature, know. Even though they (including me until now) have never seen the species, they know it from publications. I have to admit, once you have seen a photo of the Stag beetle, you won't forget it! In early summer the beetles gather around trees, mainly oak treest, that have wounds that provide a constant flow of high-nutrient juice. They feed upon this juice and fight among each other if a female comes near. This photo was taken during an encounter of two males, using a long exposure and a fill flash.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7890262538183788525?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7890262538183788525/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7890262538183788525&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7890262538183788525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7890262538183788525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/07/battle-of-beetles.html' title='battle of the beetles....'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SlSxgtbdsoI/AAAAAAAAAEs/bZF4C43i2gY/s72-c/NG5D_090707_4793.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-5019595634376136574</id><published>2009-07-01T13:14:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-07-01T20:56:17.048+02:00</updated><title type='text'>at last....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SktHVlPutdI/AAAAAAAAAEk/9_C6tKfd5Fo/s1600-h/NG_090630_7215.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SktHVlPutdI/AAAAAAAAAEk/9_C6tKfd5Fo/s320/NG_090630_7215.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353451018160879058" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The past three years I have been trying to photograph a rare dragonfly, which has been listed under the Habitats Directive annex 2. It is the Green snaketail &lt;em&gt;Ophiogomphus cecilia&lt;/em&gt;. It lives near lowland rivers with sandy or gravelrich substrates. I tried my luck again this year and discovered three fresh males. While trying to capture one of them I had to do a kind of cliff-hanging over the steep river bank. I hoped for one to perch on Purple loosestrife, what would result in a nice scene.....yes!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-5019595634376136574?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/5019595634376136574/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=5019595634376136574&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5019595634376136574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/5019595634376136574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/07/at-last.html' title='at last....'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SktHVlPutdI/AAAAAAAAAEk/9_C6tKfd5Fo/s72-c/NG_090630_7215.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-1825349596163221784</id><published>2009-06-15T20:26:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2009-06-15T20:36:25.879+02:00</updated><title type='text'>'Remote' camera</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SjaUVeA3olI/AAAAAAAAAEc/AcXNUgoTF74/s1600-h/NG_090613_3079.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SjaUVeA3olI/AAAAAAAAAEc/AcXNUgoTF74/s320/NG_090613_3079.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347624704103916114" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last weekend I was, for the third time, on the man made island De Kreupel. It is inhabited by several 1000 pairs of Common terns, 8000 pairs of Black-headed Gull and many other birds. It was one of my goals to practice with a 'remote' camera to make wide angle portraits of birds. I did this with breeding birds and therefore it is something that has to be done with the greatest care. Disturbance must be avoided. On the other hand, breeding birds are so determined to breed, that they will tollerate a camouflaged camera near the nest. So did this Avocet. The photo reflects the environment and the vulnerability of a breeding Avocet, totally exposed to the elements and predators.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-1825349596163221784?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/1825349596163221784/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=1825349596163221784&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1825349596163221784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/1825349596163221784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/06/remote-camera.html' title='&apos;Remote&apos; camera'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SjaUVeA3olI/AAAAAAAAAEc/AcXNUgoTF74/s72-c/NG_090613_3079.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-378241131886060755</id><published>2009-06-02T16:06:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T16:17:40.357+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Hunted.......</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SiU0WqZJNCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/DDfQJAuh6JM/s1600-h/NG_090602_5690.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SiU0WqZJNCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/DDfQJAuh6JM/s320/NG_090602_5690.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342734096886477858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This morning I was at the military training area of Harskamp. I almost trampled over a pack of four little Wild Boars. Although I could take some photos, they began to run away from me......sh@t! But hey, they began to run in a circle! I layed myself down and waited. Maybe they considered my black backpack as their mother because they came straight at me. Just a few meters before me they frooze, which gave me the chance to get this one shot before they fled again. These days the little boars have less chance to survive because there is a hunting campaign on Wild Boar. There is an alledged over-population and local governments are not willing to reduce speed limits to reduce the risk of road accidents........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-378241131886060755?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/378241131886060755/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=378241131886060755&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/378241131886060755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/378241131886060755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/06/hunted.html' title='Hunted.......'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SiU0WqZJNCI/AAAAAAAAAEU/DDfQJAuh6JM/s72-c/NG_090602_5690.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6433793587628038982</id><published>2009-05-24T21:25:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-05-24T21:35:49.426+02:00</updated><title type='text'>'Spanish Rider'.......</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ShmhdQUK0EI/AAAAAAAAAEM/vRaA4uT1ugg/s1600-h/NG_090521_2472.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ShmhdQUK0EI/AAAAAAAAAEM/vRaA4uT1ugg/s320/NG_090521_2472.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339476357192273986" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I would like to use Dutch names instead of English names for plants species. Take this one, the Meadow Thistle.....quite a regular name. However, translated from Dutch it becomes the 'Spanish Rider'....wow! I photographed this one on the island of Schiermonnikoog, where they are just beginning to flower. I used the 'zoom-effect' to create a focal point on the flower. By using a little amount of fill-flash I could freeze the plant and the nearby grasses. The result is a dynamic photo, that still has the elements that I wanted to show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6433793587628038982?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6433793587628038982/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6433793587628038982&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6433793587628038982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6433793587628038982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/05/spanish-rider.html' title='&apos;Spanish Rider&apos;.......'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ShmhdQUK0EI/AAAAAAAAAEM/vRaA4uT1ugg/s72-c/NG_090521_2472.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2322143923123329646</id><published>2009-05-15T12:50:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2009-05-15T13:05:34.842+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Four</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sg1MbujrleI/AAAAAAAAAEE/M3Z32vCJ8ng/s1600-h/NG_090505_1857.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sg1MbujrleI/AAAAAAAAAEE/M3Z32vCJ8ng/s320/NG_090505_1857.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336005172741772770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was on holiday in Twente with my family (reason for the late update), where we visited a small wet woodland. A lot of spring flowers have already stopped flowering, but for a few it was the perfect time. Looking for some of these speceis I found this one, Herb Paris &lt;em&gt;Paris quadrifolia&lt;/em&gt;, quite to my surprise because it is very rare in that region. Although its Dutch name 'Eenbes' refers to the single berry in the flower, everything about this plant is related to the digit of four: the leaves, the stamen, the petals and even the shape of the single berry. Soon the berry will be the only that is left of the simple, but beautiful flower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2322143923123329646?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2322143923123329646/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2322143923123329646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2322143923123329646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2322143923123329646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/05/four.html' title='Four'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Sg1MbujrleI/AAAAAAAAAEE/M3Z32vCJ8ng/s72-c/NG_090505_1857.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3146448413597360722</id><published>2009-04-19T21:32:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T21:43:57.599+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Grace</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Set-0TKTlYI/AAAAAAAAAD8/58VFj_VkSZI/s1600-h/NG_090419_2374.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Set-0TKTlYI/AAAAAAAAAD8/58VFj_VkSZI/s320/NG_090419_2374.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326490421257540994" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last weekend I was on Texel, also known as Birdwatcher's Island. There are numerous opportunities to see and photograph birds which are hard to approach elsewhere in the country. There was a strong wind from the east, which mostly means fine weather...well not from a photography point of view. The sun was very bright,  bleeking colors and creating deep shadows, thus making good exposure more difficult. However, I am always creative in these situations, actually it is part of my style to make silhouette shots of the birds. This pair of Sandwich Terns was performing a dance in flight and created this gracious silhouette.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3146448413597360722?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3146448413597360722/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3146448413597360722&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3146448413597360722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3146448413597360722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/04/grace.html' title='Grace'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/Set-0TKTlYI/AAAAAAAAAD8/58VFj_VkSZI/s72-c/NG_090419_2374.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-561548364902586664</id><published>2009-04-13T22:34:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-13T22:44:24.820+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Spring!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SeOj6Wj4m5I/AAAAAAAAAD0/zV9xNTYbHZU/s1600-h/NG_090408_0509.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SeOj6Wj4m5I/AAAAAAAAAD0/zV9xNTYbHZU/s320/NG_090408_0509.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324279407365888914" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally spring is here....and how! Temperatures are rising above 20 degrees-celcius and as a result nature's exploding with blossem, insects and birds. It is a treat for the senses. So it was when photographing early spring flowers near Oldenzaal. This photo was taken in a wood where the bottom was covered in Common Wood-sorrel (&lt;em&gt;Oxalis acetosella&lt;/em&gt;). I try to isolate single plants from the rest by lying flat and using the flowers as a curtain. This young European hornbeam was penetrating the sea of Wood-sorrels. These spring flowers are all struggeling for as much sunlight as possible, as in a few weeks the trees will have leaves and the sun will be gone..........&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-561548364902586664?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/561548364902586664/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=561548364902586664&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/561548364902586664'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/561548364902586664'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/04/spring.html' title='Spring!'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SeOj6Wj4m5I/AAAAAAAAAD0/zV9xNTYbHZU/s72-c/NG_090408_0509.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4839633953484798030</id><published>2009-04-04T18:54:00.005+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-04T20:41:34.822+02:00</updated><title type='text'>The web of life</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SdepS2swxBI/AAAAAAAAADs/sZ8VBD5dOBk/s1600-h/NG_090401_0963.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SdepS2swxBI/AAAAAAAAADs/sZ8VBD5dOBk/s320/NG_090401_0963.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320907626147529746" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nature photography is 75% observing, 24% composing and 1% pressing the button. Keeping your eyes open, being sharp and virtually looking through your viewfinder are the first vital steps. This morning I was in a military area, Marnewaard. It was again foggy. The fog was thin enough to let the sun peak through and suddenly I saw this stunning effect. The trees were not visible trough the fog, except where the sun was behind them. It created an abstraction that resembles a structure of veins or nerves seen through a microscope.....the web of life?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4839633953484798030?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4839633953484798030/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4839633953484798030&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4839633953484798030'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4839633953484798030'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/04/nature-photography-is-75-observing-24.html' title='The web of life'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SdepS2swxBI/AAAAAAAAADs/sZ8VBD5dOBk/s72-c/NG_090401_0963.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6081630364525091376</id><published>2009-03-20T15:21:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T22:02:07.280+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Mistic silhouettes.....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ScOp8pMf43I/AAAAAAAAADk/8jM0kAwrY_4/s1600-h/NG_090318_0137.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ScOp8pMf43I/AAAAAAAAADk/8jM0kAwrY_4/s320/NG_090318_0137.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315278844542837618" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you think about it, most encounters with mammals are not more than a glimpse of a fleeing silhoutte. They hear, smell or see you before you can see them. When there is mist, the advantage of sight is limited, so the photographer has a little bit less disadvantage. If you can walk silently and are smart enough to walk opposite the wind direction, luck may be on your side. So it was on this morning at the military shooting area ISK Harskamp. Red deer is very common here, as they know that they are safe in the shooting zone, because there is hardly any disturbance from people. Well, except for the odd nature photographer. I nearly stumbled upon this group of young deer with an adult female. For a while they looked at me, wondering what creature was walking around at this time of day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6081630364525091376?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6081630364525091376/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6081630364525091376&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6081630364525091376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6081630364525091376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/03/swift-silhouettes.html' title='Mistic silhouettes.....'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/ScOp8pMf43I/AAAAAAAAADk/8jM0kAwrY_4/s72-c/NG_090318_0137.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-6152875171617558934</id><published>2009-03-09T13:51:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T14:06:56.373+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Personal style</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SbUTbDObKbI/AAAAAAAAADU/LD60LLmGsm0/s1600-h/NG_050526_6061.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SbUTbDObKbI/AAAAAAAAADU/LD60LLmGsm0/s320/NG_050526_6061.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311172690996570546" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No results from outdoors last week, so a photo from stock. Currently, I am writing an article about Black terns and the way I capture them. The reason I am posting this photo is that it reflects what I consider as my personal style in bird photography.  It is not the subject itself that is the most important, but the colours, patterns and their interaction. Although this photo does not tell a story, it has the potential of triggering imagination...... It reflects my emotions when capturing these fantastic birds: warmth, amasement and joy! And meanwhile I am also taking the photos that do tell the story, we need that too. More on that in one of my future posts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-6152875171617558934?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/6152875171617558934/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=6152875171617558934&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6152875171617558934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/6152875171617558934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/03/personal-style.html' title='Personal style'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SbUTbDObKbI/AAAAAAAAADU/LD60LLmGsm0/s72-c/NG_050526_6061.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4800875050278103200</id><published>2009-03-01T22:42:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T22:58:01.119+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Soft light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SasEoHJuTFI/AAAAAAAAADM/lOVUHbilcok/s1600-h/NG_090301_0080.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SasEoHJuTFI/AAAAAAAAADM/lOVUHbilcok/s320/NG_090301_0080.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308341672947371090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Frequently on Sunday mornings I get up early to take photos in the Blauwe Kamer, the nature reserve I live in. I jump out of bed, take my stuff and a quick breakfast and I can start..... it doesn't take more. I positioned myself near one of the lakes where Greylag Geese and Great White egrets forage. The sun was filtered by a thin layer of clouds and it created a softness in the scene. The wind was absent and a pair of Grelags slowly moved through the water......what a backyard!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4800875050278103200?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4800875050278103200/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4800875050278103200&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4800875050278103200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4800875050278103200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/03/soft-light.html' title='Soft light'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SasEoHJuTFI/AAAAAAAAADM/lOVUHbilcok/s72-c/NG_090301_0080.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-567649124999212707</id><published>2009-02-22T20:13:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T20:52:55.498+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Distance</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SaGtD28-ntI/AAAAAAAAADE/usHYPhFO2T0/s1600-h/NG_090208_8518-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SaGtD28-ntI/AAAAAAAAADE/usHYPhFO2T0/s320/NG_090208_8518-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305712117821644498" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are these paintings or digital frames on an orange wall? No, it was my view from a bird hide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is somehow cynical that more and more hides are being created in the country. Don't get me wrong, it is a great way to enjoy wildlife without disturbing them. It is the expected outcome of nature becoming rarer and more vulnerable and human pressure becoming greater. Although you would expect people to come closer to nature in a hide, I think it is also creating a distance between people and wildlife.....it is like you are watching TV or you are looking at paintings in a museum......... How more emotional is it when I skulk through the forest and approach an animal without it noticing me. However, sometimes I also have to rely on hides for my photography. It is ambiguous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-567649124999212707?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/567649124999212707/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=567649124999212707&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/567649124999212707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/567649124999212707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/02/distance.html' title='Distance'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SaGtD28-ntI/AAAAAAAAADE/usHYPhFO2T0/s72-c/NG_090208_8518-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7337957065633216449</id><published>2009-02-16T23:08:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T23:22:34.435+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Close encounter...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZnm8-QK-wI/AAAAAAAAAC0/2m6edWvrGRk/s1600-h/NG_090208_8663.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZnm8-QK-wI/AAAAAAAAAC0/2m6edWvrGRk/s320/NG_090208_8663.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303523971382835970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;another moment at the island of Tiengemeten. The Scottish Highland cattle that were introduced here, are a popular subject for photography. They are known for their friendly character......yeah right. I was appraoching this subadult cow with my wide angle lens to make a low level shot, emphasising the dark cloudy sky. It was keeping an eye on me, and the other way around. After getting the shot I stood up a little bit too promptly and a nearby mother cow with two calves did not like my sudden rising. She charged twice and I had to run a short distance to stay out of reach! It was good to know these animals still have their wild instinct, in the end they  should appeal to the public's sense of wilderness on this island.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http:\\www.miratio.nl"&gt;Visit my website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7337957065633216449?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7337957065633216449/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7337957065633216449&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7337957065633216449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7337957065633216449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/02/close-encounter.html' title='Close encounter...'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZnm8-QK-wI/AAAAAAAAAC0/2m6edWvrGRk/s72-c/NG_090208_8663.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8231084095917206717</id><published>2009-02-09T22:37:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T22:57:13.124+01:00</updated><title type='text'>The last light</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZCmiAs7jQI/AAAAAAAAACs/cx3M7E3afLM/s1600-h/NG_090208_9108.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZCmiAs7jQI/AAAAAAAAACs/cx3M7E3afLM/s320/NG_090208_9108.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300919864649288962" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see a lot of photographers turning home after the sun sets. Actually, most bird photographers leave the field even before the sun has set, because they consider the light too dim for nicely lit portraits. I always try to wait until there is really no glimpse of light, before I leave a scene. This photo was taken during a weekend with my friends of the Wageningse Natuurfotografen on the Island of Tiengemeten. I positioned myself facing the sunset, with a large group of Barnacle Geese between me and the sun, in order to make silhouette shots of the birds in flight. After the sun had set, the sky was still like fire. I caught this group of geese with my camera and followed them until their flight created the perfect composition.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8231084095917206717?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8231084095917206717/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8231084095917206717&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8231084095917206717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8231084095917206717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/02/goose-beam.html' title='The last light'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SZCmiAs7jQI/AAAAAAAAACs/cx3M7E3afLM/s72-c/NG_090208_9108.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2488207379424409441</id><published>2009-01-31T14:51:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-01-31T15:07:28.095+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Pond bats</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SYRbGjcMqrI/AAAAAAAAACc/Ri58SFhAGnI/s1600-h/NG_090115_7911.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SYRbGjcMqrI/AAAAAAAAACc/Ri58SFhAGnI/s320/NG_090115_7911.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297459229845400242" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am suffering from an infleunza virus, that's why I couldn't comply with my weekly schedule for this blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like all nature photographers I regularly have to rely on the expertise of ecologists and researchers to get the shots I want. This was also the case when I wanted to visit the wintering roosts of Pond bat &lt;em&gt;Myotis dasycneme&lt;/em&gt;. Pond bat is a species listed in the Natura 2000 annex. Its range expands in a rather small band from Western europe into Russia, with the Netherlands having the largest population. One of my colleagues was so kind to take me on one of his annual censuses in a coastal bunker complex of the Atlantic Wall. Here he is searching for bats behind a double wall inside one of the bunkers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2488207379424409441?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2488207379424409441/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2488207379424409441&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2488207379424409441'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2488207379424409441'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/01/pond-bats.html' title='Pond bats'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SYRbGjcMqrI/AAAAAAAAACc/Ri58SFhAGnI/s72-c/NG_090115_7911.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8195183395165110661</id><published>2009-01-13T22:04:00.005+01:00</published><updated>2009-01-13T22:21:17.246+01:00</updated><title type='text'>White emptiness</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SW0Eb6ohLHI/AAAAAAAAACU/M6veTO39iUc/s1600-h/NG_090108_7512.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SW0Eb6ohLHI/AAAAAAAAACU/M6veTO39iUc/s320/NG_090108_7512.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290890014872382578" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I noticed from the highway that the area around Terlet had much more snow cover than the rest of the region and that it had not suffered from thaw. The morning I planned my phototrip to it was perfect: thick fog covered the white landscape in a grey blanket. It created a mystified atmosphere with no colours, no horizon, no sky, no animals and no human......emptiness all around me......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8195183395165110661?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8195183395165110661/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8195183395165110661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8195183395165110661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8195183395165110661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/01/white-emptiness.html' title='White emptiness'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SW0Eb6ohLHI/AAAAAAAAACU/M6veTO39iUc/s72-c/NG_090108_7512.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7755039143611194745</id><published>2009-01-02T17:20:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-01-02T17:31:47.759+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy 2009!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SV5BadZ6TFI/AAAAAAAAACM/O1L9Hbcmq9M/s1600-h/NG_081230_7068kopie.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SV5BadZ6TFI/AAAAAAAAACM/O1L9Hbcmq9M/s320/NG_081230_7068kopie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286734935405251666" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last year ended in freezing conditions and it pulled me to the north of the country. In Friesland you can witness the phenomenon of the 100-thousands of geese wintering in The Netherlands. They roost on the numerous lakes and feed on the nutrient rich pastures. Every morning they take off and in the evening they return to their roosts.....in flocks of thousands. This photo is like the 'silence before the storm', as the geese, barely visible in the distance, have not yet lifted off from the frozen lake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish you all a happy, inspiring and healthy 2009!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7755039143611194745?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7755039143611194745/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7755039143611194745&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7755039143611194745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7755039143611194745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-2009.html' title='Happy 2009!'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SV5BadZ6TFI/AAAAAAAAACM/O1L9Hbcmq9M/s72-c/NG_081230_7068kopie.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-8730504878596402510</id><published>2008-12-23T22:52:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T23:02:34.844+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SVFfxRbBhzI/AAAAAAAAACE/0QXTkbV6HC4/s1600-h/NG_081223_6387.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SVFfxRbBhzI/AAAAAAAAACE/0QXTkbV6HC4/s320/NG_081223_6387.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283109137977280306" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today had typical Dutch December wheather: dull, grey, chilly and .... foggy. Fog is always an opportunity to create a special atmosphere in a photo. I went to an area near Wageningen called 'Binnenveld'. Here you can find this long lane bordered by these huge poplar trees. The fog makes the lane disappear into nothing and it seems the man and dog are walking towards the end of the world.......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-8730504878596402510?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/8730504878596402510/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=8730504878596402510&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8730504878596402510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/8730504878596402510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/12/today-had-typical-dutch-december.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SVFfxRbBhzI/AAAAAAAAACE/0QXTkbV6HC4/s72-c/NG_081223_6387.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2851224015546505527</id><published>2008-12-14T23:50:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2008-12-14T23:58:26.252+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SUWO_7KW7gI/AAAAAAAAAB8/SODsYrN1GgI/s1600-h/NG_081213_6363.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SUWO_7KW7gI/AAAAAAAAAB8/SODsYrN1GgI/s320/NG_081213_6363.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279783367025815042" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last Saterday I was in the NP Sallandse Heuvelrug. It is a hilly ridge, created by a glacier in the forelast ice age, some 150.000 years ago. Every part of the area 'breathes' this icy period, in which it must have been cold and windy. Actually, it was cold and windy that day and everything was covered in hoar frost, making me feel being in the ice age...... I found this Common Juniper that had partly collapsed, creating an image that resembled a giant spider from ancient times...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2851224015546505527?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2851224015546505527/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2851224015546505527&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2851224015546505527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2851224015546505527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/12/last-saterday-i-was-in-np-sallandse.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SUWO_7KW7gI/AAAAAAAAAB8/SODsYrN1GgI/s72-c/NG_081213_6363.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-9079496260610762687</id><published>2008-11-27T09:33:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T09:56:23.525+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SS5grKyW4DI/AAAAAAAAABo/kQbYNuaRkUQ/s1600-h/NG_080903_2808.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SS5grKyW4DI/AAAAAAAAABo/kQbYNuaRkUQ/s320/NG_080903_2808.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273258508443639858" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nature reserve of Kampina has been the cradle of my passion for nature and birdwatching. Here I was wandering as a little boy with my binoculairs to find birds and to get away from the every day life. It is a very diverse landscape with heaths, moors, fens, forests and a natural stream. To the south of the reserve lies the area of Banisveld. A former agricultural area, it was transformed into new nature by scraping the top soil layer. Sheep were introduced as landscape engineers. This photo reflects my state of mind while walking in the area.......warmth, light, calmness, balance.... Who says nature has no value for human wellbeing?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-9079496260610762687?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/9079496260610762687/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=9079496260610762687&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/9079496260610762687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/9079496260610762687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/11/nature-reserve-of-kampina-has-been.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SS5grKyW4DI/AAAAAAAAABo/kQbYNuaRkUQ/s72-c/NG_080903_2808.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3488418649905200396</id><published>2008-11-02T22:56:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T23:12:36.062+01:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SQ4liB3n5eI/AAAAAAAAABg/Xmj1VzUFCyA/s1600-h/NG_081023_5897.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SQ4liB3n5eI/AAAAAAAAABg/Xmj1VzUFCyA/s320/NG_081023_5897.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264186280990205410" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it is a cliché, but sometimes a photo can say more than a thousand words. The impact some photos have not only is a result of the aesthetic input of the photographer, but also of the story behind the photo. That is when the spectator understands and feels what is happening behind the 'static pixels'. I try to make these kind of photos and an example is shown here. This shallow lake, or fen, has been drying out by nearby groundwater extraction for drinking water. The characteristic vegetation is slowly vanishing, despite restoration efforts. The politicians are debating for several years now about reducing or stopping the water extraction.....meanwhile the lake evaporates......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3488418649905200396?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3488418649905200396/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3488418649905200396&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3488418649905200396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3488418649905200396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/11/dear-friends-it-is-clich-but-sometimes.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SQ4liB3n5eI/AAAAAAAAABg/Xmj1VzUFCyA/s72-c/NG_081023_5897.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2026774210411481191</id><published>2008-10-14T22:13:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T22:25:25.836+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SPT_0-8geyI/AAAAAAAAABY/3bnmHzGUNt8/s1600-h/NG_081011_5507.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SPT_0-8geyI/AAAAAAAAABY/3bnmHzGUNt8/s320/NG_081011_5507.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257107950763277090" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear photofriends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was photographing for an assignment for the province of Noord-Brabant. Near a lake some young boys with fishing gear approached me and asked me what I was doing. There attention was undoubtedly drawn by my underwaterpouch containing my camera. They said they were very skilled in fishing and they wanted to show me......"Ok let's see what luck they have", I thought. Well...within two minutes one boy caught three perches and I saw the chance to make an underwater photo of the catch. Actually this shot shows the perch hunting the bait! It showed me again what a great challenge and fun underwater photography is. I am eager to make this kind of shot again and make it perfect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2026774210411481191?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2026774210411481191/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2026774210411481191&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2026774210411481191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2026774210411481191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/10/dear-photofriends-i-was-photographing.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SPT_0-8geyI/AAAAAAAAABY/3bnmHzGUNt8/s72-c/NG_081011_5507.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-7829458134188697512</id><published>2008-09-23T22:37:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2008-09-23T22:55:26.324+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SNlXjS-OFvI/AAAAAAAAABQ/yZUFEQCeo9Y/s1600-h/NG1D3717.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SNlXjS-OFvI/AAAAAAAAABQ/yZUFEQCeo9Y/s320/NG1D3717.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249323104576870130" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was at the island of Ameland when I saw the light becoming soft and orange in the evening. I often prefer photographing against it rather than making use of the light to lit the subject. I capture silhouettes and use the sky or the reflection on the water to create a dual-toned photo. In this case, a Grey heron was fishing in the water, that was completely without ripples due to the absence of wind. I anticipated the moment of 'darting' and took some shots with continuous shooting at high speed. The little explosion of water, with the sun reflected, makes this photo special.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-7829458134188697512?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/7829458134188697512/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=7829458134188697512&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7829458134188697512'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/7829458134188697512'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-was-at-island-of-ameland-when-i-saw.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SNlXjS-OFvI/AAAAAAAAABQ/yZUFEQCeo9Y/s72-c/NG1D3717.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-4261766902109196069</id><published>2008-09-14T22:24:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2008-09-14T22:49:13.963+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SM14GQK87hI/AAAAAAAAABI/9OQ80H1t9O8/s1600-h/NG_080903_2612.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SM14GQK87hI/AAAAAAAAABI/9OQ80H1t9O8/s320/NG_080903_2612.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245981189771947538" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;one of the most exciting aspect of nature photography is the fact that nature is far from predictable and you can always expect something unexpected..... As I was photographing for Natura2000 in Kampina, I cycled along a path and in my eyecorner I saw a brown creature. I looked back and saw it was a Roe deer sitting next to the path, apperently not being frightened by my presence. I stopped and crawled back with my telelens. I could approach it up to a few meters! I was puzzled by this situation, but decided to change my lens for a wide angle and later for a macro. I was so close I could smell the animal and it even sniffed at my macro lens! It was totally relaxed and didn't seem ill, wounded or in pain, although I believe this behaviour would not have been performed by a normal Roe deer. I could take a shot of its eye, reflecting the surroundings...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy! Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-4261766902109196069?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/4261766902109196069/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=4261766902109196069&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4261766902109196069'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/4261766902109196069'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/09/dear-all-one-of-most-exciting-aspect-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SM14GQK87hI/AAAAAAAAABI/9OQ80H1t9O8/s72-c/NG_080903_2612.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-3966483668754799742</id><published>2008-08-24T21:16:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2008-08-24T21:39:18.281+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SLG43oO1TEI/AAAAAAAAABA/1vhZ2TAXMQg/s1600-h/NG_080813_1884.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SLG43oO1TEI/AAAAAAAAABA/1vhZ2TAXMQg/s320/NG_080813_1884.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238171107440544834" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear all,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;although at first sight the wheather does not seem particularly inviting to step out of your front door these days, photography wise there are some fine opportunities. Windy and rainy days put your creative skills to the test as there is little light to work with and almost everything is swaying. But for me this can be rewarding when I am using the motion to get special effects by, for instance, using long exposures. I was out in my 'backyard' the Blauwe Kamer with my friend Melchert Meijer zu Schlochtern and we both noticed this scene with the big willows and the flowers in front, swaying in the fierce wind. The sun had already set, so we could use long exposures without elements being overexposed. This results in the 'cloudy' appearance of the willow's leaves and the blurred flowers. The stem of the trees give the photo a 'steady' base and an eye-catcher to focus on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-3966483668754799742?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/3966483668754799742/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=3966483668754799742&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3966483668754799742'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/3966483668754799742'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/08/dear-all-although-at-first-sight.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SLG43oO1TEI/AAAAAAAAABA/1vhZ2TAXMQg/s72-c/NG_080813_1884.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-371405962718318240</id><published>2008-08-12T00:02:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-08-12T00:14:49.924+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SKC49RPmGxI/AAAAAAAAAA4/GWBvlFpXkcA/s1600-h/NG1D1705.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SKC49RPmGxI/AAAAAAAAAA4/GWBvlFpXkcA/s320/NG1D1705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233386129744861970" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have just arrived home from a holiday with the family in Sweden. I love that country. I just couldn't leave my stuff at home, so I was out shooting on some evenings and mornings. We camped at a lake where a pair of Common Cranes with a young resided. Although extremely shy I could get this shot of one of the parents with the young. It took me three efforts and some luck, but they eventually popped out of the forrest just 20 meters next to me! Luckily I heard them before they saw me and thanks to my camouflage they were not scared away by my appearance or that of my big lens.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers, Niels&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-371405962718318240?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/371405962718318240/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=371405962718318240&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/371405962718318240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/371405962718318240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/08/hi-i-have-just-arrived-home-from.html' title=''/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SKC49RPmGxI/AAAAAAAAAA4/GWBvlFpXkcA/s72-c/NG1D1705.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-2161392907519234945</id><published>2008-07-12T22:48:00.004+02:00</published><updated>2008-07-12T23:16:34.505+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Southern Sudan expedition report</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SHkfHW9qBkI/AAAAAAAAAAw/W78OFYobb-Y/s1600-h/NG1D1033.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SHkfHW9qBkI/AAAAAAAAAAw/W78OFYobb-Y/s400/NG1D1033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222239454196532802" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In February-March 2008 I took part in a Wetlands International mission to Southern Sudan. Additionally I undertook my own expedition to the western fringes of the Sudd Marshes, one of the largest wetlands in the world. The report on that trip is available for download &lt;a href="http://www.miratio.nl/photography/report exploration wetlands lakes state web version.pdf" target="new"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels Gilissen&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-2161392907519234945?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/2161392907519234945/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=2161392907519234945&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2161392907519234945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/2161392907519234945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/07/souther-sudan-expedition-report.html' title='Southern Sudan expedition report'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp2.blogger.com/_uMqZKafvTik/SHkfHW9qBkI/AAAAAAAAAAw/W78OFYobb-Y/s72-c/NG1D1033.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7232279873151757451.post-469801639039075237</id><published>2008-04-28T23:03:00.002+02:00</published><updated>2008-07-12T23:12:53.036+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Renewed website online!</title><content type='html'>Dear visitor,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;welcome to my completely renewed website and weblog on www.miratio.nl. Feel free to browse through the pages. I welcome any comment or advise. In the coming months, the upgrading will continue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cheers,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Niels Gilissen&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7232279873151757451-469801639039075237?l=miratio.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/feeds/469801639039075237/comments/default' title='Reacties plaatsen'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7232279873151757451&amp;postID=469801639039075237&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 reacties'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/469801639039075237'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7232279873151757451/posts/default/469801639039075237'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miratio.blogspot.com/2008/04/welcome-to-my-weblog-this-is-place.html' title='Renewed website online!'/><author><name>Niels Gilissen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03414748743894856614</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
