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Together with Ivo (www.ivoheus.com) and Patrick (www.nieuwenburg.net) I have paid a visit to the Oostvaardersplassen. It was a pretty wet adventure since the waterlevel in this rugged terrain was higher than the the tracks in most places. I did put on some of my wintergear, but didn’t put on decent boots, which resulted in mud up to my knees and very wet feet…

The deer in the picture wondered of from the hurd and didn’t really react when we approached her. She was still eating but clearly this animal wouldn’t last much longer… Bye bye Bambi.

This is my selection of the trip:

The geocoded photo’s can be found on my Panoramio page.

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As a birthdaygift, my parents gave me a workshop, which they read about in Landleven Magazine. This workshop is done by Steven Ruiter. My dad and sister also got this present. So, of we went to Natuurpark Lelystad. Steven walked us through his experience, techniques and tips & tricks.

I’ve made a selection of shots, from which I have to choose the top five, which will then be sent to and jugded by Steven. Oh my, I feel like I’m back in school again! I’m looking forward to the comments…

Anyhow, here’s the selection!

My current top 5 is…

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Meyer Optik – Gorlitz Telemegor 400mm f/5.5
Type: Prime lens  |  Focal Length: 400mm  |  F/ : 5.5 – 22

Ebay Value: ~ 150 euro
Purchased for: 25 euro

I mainly use this lens for moonphotography. I like to try stuff. And I especially wanted to try out an older lens, which is ofcourse a wee bit cheaper than a new one. Now, I not only bought this lens, but also a Soligor 2X extender. This brings the Focal Lenght to a wopping 800mm ! The extender cost me five euro’s by the way. The M42 EOS adapter was already in my posession a week before I purchased the lens and the extender. The M42 EOS adapter was mine for 17,50 euro.

Don’t forget the cropfactor of a non-full frame digital reflex camera. So 800mm multiplied by 1.6 brings the grand total to 1280mm, which is enough for a shot of the moon. However, I do want to try if there’s another extender that will fit between the Soligor and the M42 adapter…

As mentioned in the intro, the lens was mine for 25 euro. The average lens of this brand and type is sold for between 120 and 150 euro. Seems like a fail-safe way of trying out stuff!

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We first had the idea to go here, but it’s prohibited to enter that area. maybe sometime soon we’ll return and let a guide show us around…

Instead, we went here. (article in Dutch) In short; back in 1793, Cornelis Jan van Nellesteyn bought this house and the surrounding parks. He then ordered the lot to be demolished. A neo classical mansion was build. Along with the mansion, a mausoleum for the Nellesteyn family was build. Photo’s of the mansion and the mausoleum can be found in the “Leersum” folder in the gallery.

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