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Lightship / Lichtschip
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Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction. Although there is some record of fire beacons placed on ships in Roman times, the first modern lightvessel was placed off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames in England, placed there by its inventor Robert Hamblin in 1732. The type has become largely obsolete; some stations were replaced by lighthouses as the construction techniques for the latter advanced, while others were replaced by large automated buoys. Construction The one crucial element of lightvessel design is, of course, the mounting of a light on a sufficiently tall mast. Initially this consisted of oil lamps which could be run up the mast and lowered for servicing. Later vessels carried fixed lamps, which were serviced in place. Fresnel lenses were used as they became available, and many vessels housed these in small versions of the lanterns used on lighthouses. Some lightships had two masts, the second holding a reserve beacon in case the main light failed. Initially the hulls were constructed of wood, with lines like those of any other small merchant ship. This proved to be unsatisfactory for a ship that was permanently anchored, and the shape of the hull evolved to reduce rolling and pounding. As iron and steel were used other ships, so were they used in lightvessels, and the advent of steam and diesel power led to self-propelled and electrically lighted designs. Earlier vessels had to be towed to and from station. Much of the rest of the ship was taken up by storage (for oil and the like) and crew accommodations. The primary duty of the crew was, of course, to maintain the light; but they also kept record of passing ships, observed the weather, and on occasion performed rescues. In the early 20th century, some lightships were fitted with warning bells, the purpose of which was to warn of danger in poor visibility and to permit crude estimation of the lightship relative to the approaching vessel. Mooring Lightship Portsmouth (LV-101) shows its mushroom anchor. It can be seen at downtown Portsmouth, Virginia, and is a part of the Naval Shipyard Museum. Holding the vessel in position was an important aspect of lightvessel engineering. Early lightships used fluke anchors, which are still in use on many contemporary vessels. These were not very satisfactory, since a lightship has to remain stationary in very rough seas which other vessels can avoid, and these anchors are prone to dragging. Since the early 19th century, lightships have used mushroom anchors, named for their shape, which typically weigh 3-4 tons. They were invented by Robert Stevenson. The first lightvessel equipped with one was an 82-ton converted fishing boat, renamed Pharos, which entered service on 15 September 1807 near to Bell Rock and had a 1.5 ton anchor. The effectiveness of these anchors improved dramatically in the 1820s, when cast iron anchor chains were introduced (the rule of thumb being 6 feet of chain for every foot depth of water). Een lichtschip is een lichtbaken op volle zee, op de plaats waar een vuurtoren zou moeten zijn, maar waar de bouw hiervan niet mogelijk is. Vaak liggen lichtschepen in de omgeving van zandbanken of andere voor de scheepvaart gevaarlijke gebieden. Lichtschepen kunnen zowel bemand als onbemand zijn. De lichtsignalen die een lichtschip afgeeft zijn vergelijkbaar met die van een vuurtoren. Lichtschepen werden ook vaak met een misthoorn uitgerust.
Finally natural ice in the Netherlands
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Page 2, Explore The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating. According to Richard van Ammerzoden, a skater from Rotterdam, skating in Holland originated as a poor man's sport. Isolated by mud and water in the damp winters, rural farmers prayed for ice. When it came, just like Hans Brinker, they strapped on their wooden skates with leather thongs, and traveled great distances to visit friends and relatives they hadn't seen in months. Then they skated home. Perhaps that explains the origin of the Elfstedentocht or Eleven Cities Tour, a 200-kilometer mega-tour in the province of Friesland known as the mother of all skating tours. In the 1890s, some Frisian farmer with well-developed leg muscles tried to skate through all eleven cities of Friesland in a single day. He succeeded, and the rest is history. Photo taken at the Ransdorper Die nearby Amsterdam. Dutch skaters enjoying the kilometers of natural ice. During the month January and February most geese can be found here in Waterland. The geese are migratory, moving south or west in winter. The greylag geese fly in V- formation to save themselves energy. The next days extreme low temperature of -15 degrees Celcius expected. Ofcourse I do skate too and planed to have some skating holidays ;-) Zo'n 1000 jaar geleden of eerder begon men te schaatsen . Toen hadden ze nog geen ijzer uit gevonden dus deden ze dat met botten van geslachte of dode dieren. Die maakten ze een beetje scherp, bonden ze met touwen onder hun voeten vast en zo kwamen ze al een beetje vooruit. Toen er ijzer uit werd gevonden waren er al vrij snel ijzeren schaatsen in plaats van schaatsen van botten. Nederland is het enige land waar zoveel mensen schaatsen. De schaats is ook in Nederland uitgevonden. Ook in Noorwegen schaatsen veel mensen maar lang niet zoveel als in Nederland. Er ligt daar meestal te veel sneeuw op het ijs. Als er twee nachten matige vorst is geweest slaat de gekte weer toe. Erwtensoep in de pot, schaatsen uit het vet en tochten maken. Helaas heeft het al jaren niet meer gevroren, weet een hele generatie niet wat natuurijs maar nu lijkt eindelijk de weer een vorst periode aan te breken waar op natuurijs geschaatst kan worden. De Grauwe gans, grijsbruine gans met forse oranje snavel en roze poten is te zien langs de Grote Rivieren, Zeeuwse delta, Friesland en hier in Waterland. De ganzen vliegen altijd in V-formatie waardoor de krachtsinspanningen over de groep worden verdeeld. Vanaf eind oktober strijken de ganzen neer. Ze blijven tot eind maart. Het hoogtepunt van de ganzentijd ligt in de maanden januari en februari.
Let's ice skate to the sunset horizon
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View Large On Black Page #2 , Explore The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating. According to Richard van Ammerzoden, a skater from Rotterdam, skating in Holland originated as a poor man's sport. Isolated by mud and water in the damp winters, rural farmers prayed for ice. When it came, just like Hans Brinker, they strapped on their wooden skates with leather thongs, and traveled great distances to visit friends and relatives they hadn't seen in months. Then they skated home. Perhaps that explains the origin of the Elfstedentocht or Eleven Cities Tour, a 200-kilometer mega-tour in the province of Friesland known as the mother of all skating tours. In the 1890s, some Frisian farmer with well-developed leg muscles tried to skate through all eleven cities of Friesland in a single day. He succeeded, and the rest is history. Photo taken at the Holysloter Die nearby Amsterdam. A family happening where Dutch families skating to the sunset horizon enjoying kilometers of natural ice. Today I took a day off enjoying the natural ice. I did skate a tour from Amsterdam - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude to Monnickendam and back - about 40km. I did skate a tour from Amsterdam - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude to Monnickendam and back - about 40km. This photo I took on my way home to Amsterdam. In the distance you can see the smoke of the Power Plant Hemweg of Amsterdam. Tomorrow extreme low temperature of -15 degrees Celcius is expected. Zo'n 1000 jaar geleden of eerder begon men te schaatsen . Toen hadden ze nog geen ijzer uit gevonden dus deden ze dat met botten van geslachte of dode dieren. Die maakten ze een beetje scherp, bonden ze met touwen onder hun voeten vast en zo kwamen ze al een beetje vooruit. Toen er ijzer uit werd gevonden waren er al vrij snel ijzeren schaatsen in plaats van schaatsen van botten. Nederland is het enige land waar zoveel mensen schaatsen. De schaats is ook in Nederland uitgevonden. Ook in Noorwegen schaatsen veel mensen maar lang niet zoveel als in Nederland. Er ligt daar meestal te veel sneeuw op het ijs. Als er twee nachten matige vorst is geweest slaat de gekte weer toe. Erwtensoep in de pot, schaatsen uit het vet en tochten maken. Helaas heeft het al jaren niet meer gevroren, weet een hele generatie niet wat natuurijs maar nu lijkt eindelijk de weer een vorst periode aan te breken waar op natuurijs geschaatst kan worden.
Kraanspoor
Made by Martino - NL
Name: Kraanspoor City: Amsterdam Architect(s): OTH (Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas bv) realization: 2007 Kraanspoor (translated as craneway) is a light-weight transparent office building of three floors built on top of a concrete craneway on the grounds of the former NDSM (Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij) shipyard, a relic of Amsterdam’s shipping industry. This industrial monument, built in 1952, has a length of 270 meters, a height of 13,5 meters and a width of 8,7 meters. A street length and width. The new construction on top is the same 270 meters long, with a width of 13,8 meters, accentuates the length of Kraanspoor and the phenomenal expansive view of the river IJ. Fully respecting its foundation, the building is lifted by slender steel columns 3 meters above the crane way, appearing to float above the impressive concrete colossus. The challenge of the design for OTH was to utilize the maximum allowable load of the existing craneway. The concrete craneway functions as a foundation, and carries the maximum possible weight of a three storey building, with an asymmetrical overhang on the water-side; this is due to the heavier load barring function for the former revolving cranes that cantilevered to this side. The light-weight building of steel construction made the light-weight floors necessary. By using a hollow Infra+ floor system, the piping and wiring are tucked away in the floor allowing for a maximum clear height. The glass building is clear and simple in plan. The newly built construction is characterized by its transparent double-skin climate façade of glass: the outer layer of moveable motor-driven glass louvers appear as lace-work around the building, the inner façade is of hinged timber windows with a full height from office floor to ceiling. This climate façade allows natural ventilation of the offices and acts as a buffer against heat in the summer and cold in the winter. The concrete Infra+ underfloor of only 70mm allows for concrete core activity. The water from the IJ river is pumped up and used for heating as well as cooling via a water pump. The pre-existing facilities have been utilised in the building’s new function. The former four old stairwells still remain as entrance to the building and are foreseen with panorama lifts and new stairs. The two gangways/catwalks alongside the concrete craneway function as fire-escape routes. In the heart of the original concrete structure, underneath the new structure, is extensive archive/storage space. A seamless combination of old and new – industrial heritage and modern architecture in which the waterways are restored and the slipway determines the orientation. The entire place with its shipping industrial past has an intense energy. The object is to intertwine the old with the new, to preserve history, and not loose this energy. The wharf is dead? – Long live the wharf. text: www.archdaily.com
Skating back home
Made by B℮n
Page #1, Explore and Frontpage AT5 ;-) The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Businesses close their doors and everyone goes skating. According to Richard van Ammerzoden, a skater from Rotterdam, skating in Holland originated as a poor man's sport. Isolated by mud and water in the damp winters, rural farmers prayed for ice. When it came, just like Hans Brinker, they strapped on their wooden skates with leather thongs, and traveled great distances to visit friends and relatives they hadn't seen in months. Then they skated home. Perhaps that explains the origin of the Elfstedentocht or Eleven Cities Tour, a 200-kilometer mega-tour in the province of Friesland known as the mother of all skating tours. In the 1890s, some Frisian farmer with well-developed leg muscles tried to skate through all eleven cities of Friesland in a single day. He succeeded, and the rest is history. Photo taken at the Holysloter Die nearby Amsterdam. Dutch skaters enjoying the kilometers of natural ice. Today I took a day off enjoying the natural ice. I did skate a tour from Amsterdam - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude to Monickendam and back - about 40km. This photo I took on my way home to Amsterdam. In the distance you can see the Amsterdam. Tomorrow extreme low temperature of -15 degrees Celcius is expected. Zo'n 1000 jaar geleden of eerder begon men te schaatsen . Toen hadden ze nog geen ijzer uit gevonden dus deden ze dat met botten van geslachte of dode dieren. Die maakten ze een beetje scherp, bonden ze met touwen onder hun voeten vast en zo kwamen ze al een beetje vooruit. Toen er ijzer uit werd gevonden waren er al vrij snel ijzeren schaatsen in plaats van schaatsen van botten. Nederland is het enige land waar zoveel mensen schaatsen. De schaats is ook in Nederland uitgevonden. Ook in Noorwegen schaatsen veel mensen maar lang niet zoveel als in Nederland. Er ligt daar meestal te veel sneeuw op het ijs. Als er twee nachten matige vorst is geweest slaat de gekte weer toe. Erwtensoep in de pot, schaatsen uit het vet en tochten maken. Helaas heeft het al jaren niet meer gevroren, weet een hele generatie niet wat natuurijs maar nu lijkt eindelijk de weer een vorst periode aan te breken waar op natuurijs geschaatst kan worden.
The ice train ;-)
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View On Black Frontpage Explore The Netherlands is a small country of 16 million people, but it boasts a quarter of a million competitive speedskaters, and millions more who skate for fun. What's the story? Natural ice in the Netherlands is a rare occurrence. In fact, some winters there's no natural ice at all. Maybe that explains why the Dutch love to skate outdoors. They hardly ever get the chance! But when a cold wave hits, and the interconnected maze of canals, rivers and lakes freeze over, it's a spontaneous celebration, a national holiday. Photo taken in Ransdorp at the Ransdorper Die nearby Amsterdam. Dutch kids on skates enjoying the natural ice. Took this photo while I was skating too. Today, Jan 6th, I took a day off enjoying the natural ice. I did skate a tour from Amsterdam - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude - Broek in Waterland and back - about 40km. This photo I took on my way home to Amsterdam. The kids having fun skating behind each other like a train ;-) Op 6 Januari 2009 een middag vrij genomen en een lange schaatstocht gemaakt van Amsterdam - Zunderdorp - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude - Broek in Waterland - Ransdorp - Zunderdorp. Voor het eerste weer op de schaats en een geweldige rondtocht gemaakt. Je komt op plaatsen waar je normaal nooit komt. De Ransdorper Die ligt tussen de weilanden geïsoleerd en is normaal onbereikbaar per weg, fietspad of zelfs per voet. Holysloot is ook een dorp waar je nooit naar toe rijdt omdat de weg dood loopt op de Holysloter Die. Via het ijs zijn nu alle dorpjes makkelijk toegankelijk. Het gezicht vanuit het ijs is prachtig vooral uniek omdat een hele generatie niet weet wat natuurijs is maar nu eindelijk na 12 jaar weer een vorst periode aangebroken waar op natuurijs geschaatst kan worden. Foto genomen op een zijtak van de Ransdorper Die. Veel wateren (rivieren, beken, meren) hebben een naam die Aa, Ae, E, Ee, Ie, of IJ in zich hebben. Dit betekende oorspronkelijk gewoon 'water' en heeft zijn oorsprong in het Oudgermaanse aha of ahwô (ook verwant met het Latijnse aqua en tevens terug te vinden in het Deense en Zweedse Å.) In het Nederlands is Aa door betekenisverenging meer specifiek een naam voor rivieren en is het weer lokaal verder verbasterd tot Ee, Ie of IJ. Soms is het aan de naam voorafgaande lidwoord de geassimileerd met ie en wordt zo Die. Zoals hierboven op de Ransdorper Die en even verderop op de Holysloter Die.
Amsterdam - Prinseneiland 04
Made by Frank Hendriks
The Gouden Reael is a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. A 'Gouden Reael' (golden real) was a Spanish coin from the 16th century. The birth house of Laurens Reael (1583-1637), third Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, had a golden real on its signpost or gable stone, from which the family took its name. In 1648, the Reael family, which counted several prominent Amsterdam citizens, built a warehouse on the Zandhoek, again with a golden real gablestone. Around 1800 this building turned into a popular inn, De Gouden Reael, which was made famous by a 1940 Jan Mens novel by the same name, and after which the neighborhood has been named. In 1610 and 1615 three artificial islands (Prinseneiland, Bickerseiland and Realeneiland) were build as an extension of the harbor. Until the end of the 19th century this was an area with many wharfs, little industries and warehouses, related to the shipping trades. After the second World war the desolated area was discovered by many artists (Jan Sierhuis, Johan van der Keuken, Jef Diederen, Reinier Lucassen, Peter Schat among others), who established their homes and studios in the vacant buildings. During the second half of the 20th century the old warehouses were transformed into apartments one after another, and new apartments were build. Nevertheless a lot of the atmosphere of the glorious past is still present in the old buildings and wooden drawbridges.
Harbour Office Buidling (Kraanspoor)
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Location: Amsterdam North, former shipyard. New office building on old base of crane stand. Het Kraanspoor is een lichtgewicht werkgebouw van drie verdiepingen boven een betonnen afbouwsteiger uit het NDSM (Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij) verleden van Amsterdam Noord. Dit industriële erfgoed uit 1952 werd ontworpen door J.D. Postma en heeft een lengte van 270 meter, een hoogte van 13,5 meter en een breedte van 8,7 meter. Vergelijkbaar met een straatlengte en -hoogte. architect OTH / Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas bv projectteam Trude Hooykaas Julian Wolse Steven Reisinger Gerald Lindner initiatief en ontwerp Trude Hooykaas Een Persoonlijk compliment voor het doorzetting vermogen van Trude Hooykaas, wat een waanzinnig mooi kantoorgebouw. Voor mijn persoonlijk een van de mooiste kantoorgebouwen van Nederland. Tekst informatie bron: www.archined.nl/oem/reportages/kraanspoor/Kraanspoor.html Foto: uiteraard van mijzelf.
Kraanspoor - Crane Track - - - - - - - - - Winner Glass Award 2008
Made by on1stsite.
View On Black The eye-catcher of the development of Amsterdam's Northern IJ-Oever is the unique Kraanspoor project. It is one of the first projects to be realized in this new development area 'River IJ North Bank', which will be turned into a new combined living and working area. Ontwerpgroep Trude Hooykaas designed a 3-story building with over 10,000 m² unique working space with a phenomenal view on the river IJ. It is build on a historic concrete structure, with the first working floor 15 metres high. Kraanspoor displayes the interaction between industrial heritage and state-of-the-Art architecture as no other. One of the most remarkable features of Kraanspoor is the completely transparent climate façade with double glazing. www.oth.nl/image.asp?cat=6&project=KANprijzen&ima...
Nikon F100 - mini review
Made by Edd Noble
Nikon D2H / Nikkor 17-55mm ~ 1/3rd - 40 sec * f/11 * ISO 200 [HDR] ~ I got the F100 today, such happiness =). This marks my return to film after 7 years of either no photography or digital. There are no camera details / settings on this one because it was captured by magic. No digital cameras were used... honest Xp. Shhh, don't tell it I stil use digital, it'll get jealous =). I'm amazed I managed to find a brand new one but it certainly seems to be. I was happy to pay 300 Euros for it, especially since I saw one in a shop the other day for 1,650!!! As soon as I got it I put in the batteries it came with. To give you any idea roughly how old it is the batteries should have died of natural causes 3 years ago. As soon as work was over I put some Fuji Sensia 100 in and attached the strap. I then set off around Amsterdam to test it.... watch this space for the, probably terrible, results =)
Sea Of Ice
Made by sara winter
The result of about two weeks of rather cold weather in The Netherlands! Sunrise at the Markermeer (Lake Marken), yesterday. A beautiful sight with the ice, snow and frosted reed. This is actually shot at the exact same location as photograph, just pointed in a different direction. I've been returning to this location the past two weeks to get a good shot at sunrise. But each time it was either completely overcast, or most of the snow and frost had thawed. Yesterday morning proved to be lucky, the whole country was frosted over, the sky was clear - a perfect mix for the pinkish / purple-ish light I had been waiting for. Yay! My first upload from my new Canon 5D mk II with my 24-70L lens by the way - man I love that combo :)! There's just hardly any postprocessing needed and so much detail in the shot. A huge step forward from my 350D, obviously ;). www.sarawinter.com
Kraanspoor ( Explored )
Made by Demis de Haan
View On Black Kraanspoor / Craneway is a light-weight transparent office building of three floors built on top of a concrete craneway on the grounds of the former NDSM (Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij) shipyard, a relic of Amsterdam’s shipping industry. The glass building is clear and simple in plan. The newly built construction is characterized by its transparent double-skin climate facade of glass: the outer layer of moveable motor-driven glass louvers appear as lace-work around the building, the inner facade is of hinged timber windows with a full height from office floor to ceiling. Exposure30 Aperturef/11.0 Focal Length24 mm Explored on January 30, 2011
53/365
Made by Marcus McBride
Yeay!!!!! I'm on time with my picture... For a change. =D Enjoy while it lasts. You can bask in the goodness that is a picture that's posted on time. Do you feel it??? That's the goodness. I live above a hairdresser so there were a lot of people who were looking at me kinda strange because the middle picture took the most time. =D Wanted to do something with anticipation and a triptych so I hope you like it. Let me know. Love how the light actually makes me look kinda good in the second picture. =P We're having our first repetition of the new school band that we're forming. I'm gonna play my laptop. =D Lot's of random noise. Well at least we have a really good name: The Compromising Haircuts. I mean come on, who wouldn't sign a band with a name like that??? =O
IJsselmeer...
Made by sara winter
... or technically the Markermeer. Fishing nets at sunrise, close to the village of Durgerdam. Situated just north of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The IJsselmeer ('Lake IJssel - the IJssel being a river that drains into the lake) was created in 1932, when an inland sea (Zuiderzee) was closed by a 32km dam. In 1975 an new built dam split the IJsselmeer in two; the Northern part still the IJsselmeer and the Southern part, which is now the Markermeer. The province of Flevoland was created in 1986 from polders reclaimed from the IJsselmeer. www.sarawinter.com
Remains of a Rainbow
Made by Edd Noble
Nikon D2H / 17-55mm ~ 500th sec / F:5.6 / ISO 200 Well we still didn't get any thunder but we did get a mini rain storm so here is yet another photo from my balcony with another rainbow! Not as full as the last but the clouds are much more interesting =). Don't worry, I will get bored of them soon =). This is 5 images taken @17mm in portrait mode and stuck together in the awesome Autostitch program. Best viewed Large but bigger is available =).
NDSM Container Houses
Made by victorgil84 © Madrid
View On Black Around 380 temporary container residences have been made available for students on the NDSM wharf in North Amsterdam. These residences are scheduled to remain in place until at least mid 2010, before being moved to an as-yet-unannounced location. The residences on MS Oslofjordweg and TT Melaniaweg brighten up the landscape in a variety of colours: red, white, blue and orange. All of these container residences are fitted with bathroom and kitchen facilities, toilet, TV and internet connections.
Partygoers on their way to "Wat Een Kutfeest"
Made by CharlesFred
Not announced anywhere on billborads, this was a mega-party for insiders. We were curious to see all sorts of strangely dressed people in Amsterdam yesterday and had taken a boat over to Noord to see friends when we noticed paper signpost to the BDSM terrein.. and here they were hundreds of brightly dressed partygoers enjoying what was one of the warmest days of the summer (27 degrees), meeting up before entereing the no-drugs zone. Unfortunately, the tickets cost 65 euros, so a bit on the expensive side for goingh in just to take pictures... I hope they all had fun, seemed like it!
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Bike on the dike (4 more inside) [Explored]
Made by Aardewerk
06/10/2010; 2 days after Mother Nature treated us with this red sky, she was generous enough to hand us another one. Oh joy! :D This gave me a good opportunity to do what I couldn't do 2 days earlier; make a red sky time lapse series of the bikes on the dike, of which you can find the series below. The main picture was taken at the moment in which I thought the red sky was at it's prettiest at 19:22 (7:22 PM), hence why I chose for an entirely zoomed out shot instead of for a close-up. Explored! Highest position: #213. October 26, 2010.
Sky high
Made by Aardewerk
05/09/2010; An applicable picture for 2 reasons. First, I'll be flying to England for the weekend tonight, and I don't think I'll be on the internet a lot until I'm back home on Sunday evening. Second, let's say that this is my way to commemorate the fallen victims of 9/11. And yes, this plane and the Kraanspoor building are just fine. :) Oh, and by the way... sorry if I haven't been able to check out your photostream yet if you have commented on 1 of my previous pictures. I have been a little busy with one and another the past few days.
77. Children's toy (+5)
Made by Aardewerk
29/04/2011 & 01/05/2011; For this theme, I just had to get my Lego out. Oh, the fond memories... :) I'm giving the main stage to dedicate the Dakar rally, but I have also worked out a few other ideas. There's only 1 moment of grief, as I lost my Lego palm tree in the making of the evening shots. :( At least I learned 1 lesson that particular evening, and I've put it to practice straight away when I continued working out my Lego ideas a few days later: never put your Lego near the water, when the wind is blowing towards it. ;)
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