Balkan Beat Box & People at the Zomerterras Festival

I lovvvve my new lens. Took it out for practice on a band (Balkan Beat Box) at the Zomerterras in Vlaardingen and it left me breathless. It's a monster and I'm in love.
Mood was very nice Saturday, happy people all around and the music just made you wanna kick of your shoes and dance and jump the night away...:)

I do love a sexy chest...:)


There also was a Turkish Shoe polisher act that was really hilarious.
And lets not forget the people who stand out in the crowd...

Testing one, two...testing

I'm getting more and more used to my new camera, we are not lovers yet, but we're getting there. He is a complicated little thing, but that can only mean he will understand me once I get the hang of his bulk of instructions. Love his quick response and the sound of his shutter saying "Gotcha". Been out playing and not working today. Here are some of the pictures I took.

The Path of Desire / Het Pad van Verlangen

Last weekend was very exiting for me. After months of hard work, grey hairs and sometimes utter desperation...my art installation "The Path of Desire" finally stood shining like a candle in the wind. Reality and dreamworld forged into one. So strange to see your ideas take form and see it's shiny reflection on the water. I was totally flabbergasted by the reactions of the visitors, who were asked what their desires in life were. The frankness, the touching stories you would hear, the way people opened up their hearts to a total stranger were mesmerising. I designed this softly flowing object, but I could have never imagined the power and the attraction that it had on so many different people (old an young). It's really left me breathless and a bit clueless as well...:) Maybe I'm an artist/designer after all.

It goes without saying that this project never could have succeeded without the help of Mareado (the company who gave me the assignment), the company who build it and last but not least: the very enthusiastic and enigmatic interviewers without whom the touching stories never would have made it to my and other one's ears. So thanx everyone...it was a blast.

Finally It Happend...my D200

It took a while longer then expected, but yesterday evening I finally got my hands on my Nikon D200, made some testshots this morning (was to drunk yesterday...:)) My mission with this powermonster is not to get all serious because it is such a professional camera, but keep on experimenting and having lots of fun... If I stray from this chosen path in my photography life...please hit me...hard.