Storm Jorge

This year started a bit violently with the three storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge. During the arrival of storm Jorge , I went to Kilfarrasy and to my surprise it didn’t rain at all, what made it a lot easier to shoot the impressive power of the sea. On the beach I met fellow member of the Waterford Camera Club, John Byrne and we were treated with a beautiful sunset as well.

All pictures were shot with my Sigma 70-200 lens.

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Autumn of change

During every autumn nature changes. The trees will display the most beautiful colours before they release their leaves to get ready for the winter. For myself this was also an autumn of change by leaving the Netherlands and move to Ireland. I’m looking forward to this new chapter in life together with Jacqui. There are so many things that I’m looking forward to but obviously there are things that I’ll definitely miss. Along drop, Dutch cheese and other things, I will miss the woods on our doorstep. Every autumn it was a feast to have a walk through these woods and this autumn I felt somewhat emotional because I know I will miss this unique area. So please find my last series of pictures of the forest in the Dieren area. Hope you like them.

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Côte d’Opale

For our annual trip, I went with the Schoorl group to a coastline in the North of France. This stretch of coast is known as Côte d’Opale, named after this gemstone. It is a very divers coast with cliffs and wide beaches, scattered with bunkers build during the Second World War. It is really a gem for many photo enthousiasts.

Our group with Petra, Niels, Stephan, Jan, Arjan, Carla, Frederik and myself was completed with Ed, who is constantly in our heart and mind.

Like the coast, the weather was also very divers: rain, storm, wind, sun and a gentle autumn breeze.

A highlight was our visit to Ambleteuse. There was a severe storm and an ideal opportunity to witness Fort Mahon at high tide with high waves. A challenge to make a picture during this force of nature. It could have been a very expensive holiday when we were surprised by a high wave, but miraculously, the only thing that stayed dry was our equipment. Please find here a footage of this wave.

Below you can find a series in chronological order.

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Escalles