Eggs but no sepia! Just went to Zeeland again today, and again Bergse Diepsluis! Why the same thing again? That’s very simple, the water is getting warmer and then the cuttlefish come! I still want to see that one again, because it’s a tremendously beautiful sight! The males fighting over the ladies, all colors of…
Team meeting with poor visibility Met with the team for the ONK yesterday at Bergse Diepsluis. Weather forecasts ranged all week from a beautiful day to pouring rain. But we persevered anyway. So except for our coach Ron Offermans, we were there, with our supporters. So Sofie, Angelique and Mieke and I. Our team name…
Snotolf with macro Well, a new GoPro and plans for the snails on Dreischor. But we were too slow so we ended up driving to Bergse Diepsluis via Underwater House. Once there, we had a sandwich and changed clothes. The moment we want to climb stairs we get a tip about a beautiful critter on…
Dreischor in April a veritable snail feast! Finally winter seems to be over and beautiful weather is expected! So on the Saturday before Easter we agreed to meet Erik de Boer and off to Dreischor. This dive site is also called the French Cook Reef. In the parking lot, Sandra Boerlage and Paul van der…
Participate with the Open Dutch Championship Underwater Photography Competing in the ONK here in the Netherlands is about the highest you can achieve here. Besides this competition, there is really only international honors to be achieved. I have now competed in the ONK 3 times, in all parts. In 2020 I participated for the first…
Wide-angle at Netherlands Besides my favorite of macro, we also have wide angle, of course. Wide angle: any photo with a lens smaller than 35mm is considered wide angle by the experts. Since I shoot with an Olympus OMD with a crop factor of 2, there are some dings to consider. So if you then…
Top 10 Like any photographer, you have your own preference for what your best photos are. That is quite. difficult because as for example in 2022 with the vacation in Bali I did take a 6,000 photos in that year. Then try to come up with your own top 10. Now, of course, it’s true…
Seahorses in the Netherlands When I started diving, I wanted to see a seahorse underwater. That was quite a challenge because they were not very common in the Netherlands. Once I dived with friends at the Zeeland Bridge and then they showed me a seahorse, or at least I didn’t see the beautiful creature because…
Netherlands Salt Water Zealand When we get tired of fresh water we drive to Zeeland. There is so much more to Zeeland than freshwater. Every season there has its charms. In the winter we have the sea turtles with nests, and of course the snot wolf, the purveyor of caviar for the common man. The…
