It has been a while… (it seems I always start with this message)
A been able to add a couple of things to my been there, done that list!
In short, a book was finally published after two years, in which my photo´s make up about half of the total amount of graphics. It´s called “Die scheep is moet varen” (A Dutch saying, meaning; “If you start something, complete it”.
The 25th of august, the first copy was offered to Wim de Bruijn http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawijnbergh/3856935994/
(photo by W.A. Wijnbergh)
* Edit: I only just now learned that Hans Vandersmissen, the author of the book has passed away. In your lifetime you meet special people who stand out from the crowd in one way or another. Hans Vandersmissen stood out in a couple of ‘m. Rest in Peace…
http://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/nid12305-columnist-hans-vandersmissen-overlijdt.html
Besides the book, there was something else.
In short, somebody called asking if I could do a short-notice photoshoot of 11 objects (buildings) in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Still not knowing the precise details, I still agreed. Turned out that the array of photo´s would be printed in 2 x 1 meters… per photo. I still have to go over to the office in which they´re being displayed to take a picture.
Must be impressive though, looking at 22m2 of your own work!
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Whilst Googling myself, I found an article by my uncle. (in Dutch)
This made me realize that I haven’t posted anything on the trip we made last summer!
Shame on me…again.
You can find the article, and two of my photo’s here. (the first and the last photo are made by me)
*mental note, select and upload some pictures of the trip
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Why? How about being able to go sailing, the second week of december, without having to break ice and freezing your balls off? I took some shots, and obviously, I was in a “face-mood”. Let me explain… I don’t have one particular interest, style or method when it comes to photography. In general I just shoot what ever catches my eye and at the end of the day I find out that there is a red line. Well, the red line was “faces”.
I’ve posted some images in the main gallery under “December Sailing”.
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Last week, I’ve been on a sailingtrip with my uncle. His ship is a so called “Tjalk” of around 20 meters (approx. 60 feet) in lenght, which is a type of sailingship that was used for transporting all kinds of stuff in the late 1800′s.
Some info on the Waddenzee as well. This part of the sea between the mainland and the islands differs in depth between approx. 60 centimeters and 19 meters. As it is a part of the North Sea, you have to be aware of the tides and do a lot of math. (if you don’t want to get stuck on a sandplate for a week 
) A Tjalk has got a flat bottom (okay, that sounded a bit funny) and therefor can rest on a sandplate / bank. Which we did. But one of the anchors “crabbed” overnight, which left us 15 meters too far up the sandplate. The KNRM gave us a hand by tugging the ship the next morning.The exact location of our “adventure” on the sandplate can be downloaded here: (Google Earth) Location – Google Earth
The pictures of this trip can be found in the gallery. (Waddenzee folder)
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