Porto
Porto is beautiful city. I’ve visited it many times but I never tire of it. Shot with the ever-delightful OM3 and the lovely little 12-45 f4.
Pieter Omvlee
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Driving a Carice TC2
It was seven years ago when I met the founders of Carice , who were developing a concept for a new kind of car; a classic design, lightweight construction, and an electric drivetrain. It’s a concept that hooked me then, and it’s been an absolute privilege to see them develop this concept into a real car since that fateful day. Last week, another important milestone was crossed when I became the…
Paris
I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Paris earlier recently, and of course I took a camera with me. For a short city trip like this I prefer to carry something small and pocketable with me, with a small set of lenses – which, as some would say, is the whole point of the Micro Four Thirds system. I took my trusted Pen-F with me; it’s an older camera already but perfect for little trips like…
Delicious Library
Come for the Hardware, stay for the Software. This month Delicious Library , a hugely influential app for the Mac, for the indie developer community, and for my own story in particular, was finally shut down leading to many people sharing nice memories and reactions on what the Delicious Library meant, and I thought I should write a few words about it as well. What drew me to the Mac initially was…
Good morning
Vision and Platforms
Disclaimer: I don’t have an Apple Vision Pro (full name™) yet. Not because don’t want one, but simply because I can’t order one. I live outside the US and likely need some sort of prescription to be able to comfortably use it. So instead I’ve been reading and watching my share of Vision Pro videos. One thing stood out to me and that is how people talk about how amazing it is to project your…
A new Pen-F camera
The Olympus Pen-F, originally released in 2016 The Olympus Pen-F is a small pocketable camera released in 2016 which, though I rarely use it anymore, I know I will never sell. Apparently it’s fan favourite too; its second hand price is higher than what’d expect for an 8 year old camera, and every time OM-System releases something, inevitable comments turns to “will they make a new Pen-F one day?”…
Photographing Wildlife
A couple of weeks ago I went on a wildlife photography holiday in Andalucia, Spain. It was the first dedicated and organised photography trip I ever went on, and I had no idea if it’d be something for me. I like photographing birds and other animals but I had never sat in a hide before for hours and I wondered; would I be bored stiff? Well, if the wildlife wasn’t for me, I would still be in…
Mushrooms
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize I love photographing these magical little mushrooms. The first one was illuminated with the torch from my phone, the other two with natural light. All taken with OM-1 + 60mm macro lens
Glorious sunsets
Sunsets at the seaside here in The Hague can be absolutely brilliant. Only minimal editing here. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize
Unveiling a Car
It's the evening of June 6th, and we're at a small coastal town in the Netherlands; Noordwijk. The scene is theatre "de Muze" and the room is packed. We've all come here for what is rather a special occasion; the unveiling of a completely new car. The final minutes before the start of the show, co-founders Niels van Dril (L) and Richard Holleman. For me the story started 6 years before that, when…
Zooming in Paris
Over the years I collected a number of nice Micro Four-Thirds lenses (m4/3 for short). My collection consists of a 12mm, a 20mm, a 45mm and a 75mm – all great little Olympus prime lenses with low apertures that pair nicely with my Pen F (also Olympus). While I know prime lenses are superior optically to zoom lenses, the constant changing of lenses was getting to me. Many years ago I bought an…
Photowalk at night
For a couple of years I’ve had an Olympus PEN-F camera and have taken many pictures with it. I’ve been using Olympus cameras and lenses for many years. The first real camera I bought was an Olympus e500 and fell in love with its colors, until I dropped it and it broke. Lately I’ve been eyeing a camera upgrade and an extra lens. What was Olympus is now OM-System and earlier this year they released…
Autumn in the Hague
Mac Studio – haunted by a Trash can
The moment Apple announced the Mac Studio I knew it was for me. I want a Pro desktop machine with serious performance, some portability, and I don’t care about expansion slots. I went for the 20 core CPU option because I spend a lot of my time in Xcode, but skimped on the GPU because there’s no tasks that I do that really tax it. I’ve been running this machine for a couple of months now and…
After Steve
I recently finished the book After Steve , by Tripp Mickle. Briefly told, the book follows Job’s left- and right hands, Tim Cook and Jony Ive in alternating chapters through their time before Apple, their collaboration with Steve Jobs and how each found their path after his death: Stoic operations expert Tim Cook continuing to do what he does best, leading Apple to greater-than-ever financial…
A place to call my own
I’d like to have a place to call my own. I take the occasional picture I’m happy with but I don’t want to entrust it to a company like Facebook Meta, who treat my content as their own and will repeatedly jank away the carpet from under my feet to experiment with new formats to promote engagement. I don’t share photos to gather likes and build an audience. There are pictures, words, my musings, and…
Exploring Brittany
We spent a few weekends exploring some lovely old villages in Brittany, France. Avoid the busy season or come late in the evening to best enjoy them. Pictures above taken from Rochefort-en-Terre and Dinan.