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Another Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:36:00 +0000

I've created a new blog. It is a travel blog. You can find it at http://koshar.nl/travel It is a blog about our travels and travel in general. The site is in dutch however, because most people we know and are interested in our adventure are dutch speaking.

The site is build in Wordpress on our own domain koshar.nl

If you like you can take a look

Big Spider

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:13:00 +0000

In the case you are considering visiting Australia. Be aware that there are some very big spiders around!!!

They are not my favorite insects and thats an understatement.

Uluru Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sat, 14 May 2011 10:34:00 +0000

We spent 2 nights at Uluru, so I got another chance at the sunset.

A good result I think. The following sunrise was much less impressive. Not even worth putting in the blog.

Visited Kings Canyon on the same day and did the rim walk.

Uluru at sunset

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:37:00 +0000

Today I watched the sun set on Uluru. The big rock in the red centre of Australia. A magical moment. I have to keep it short because I only have limited access to the Internet.

Victoria Wildlife

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Thu, 05 May 2011 07:49:00 +0000

Finally arrived in Australia after a 26 hour flight!!! Could have been a lot shorter but the plain got diverted to Sydney due to fog in Melbourne. I always thought plains could land in foggy conditions.

Few days on the road on and already spotted the Australian icons. Can you call them the big three? Koala, Kangaroo and Kookaburra. We are now heading for Flinder Ranges in South Australia. I hope the weather gets better. Very cloudy, not good for a photographer.

Cricket World Cup Photo Impression

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:02:00 +0000

On April 2 over 1 billion people watched the cricket final between India and Sri Lanka. It seems the Netherlands is the only country in the world not watching cricket(yet). Might be the somewhat complex rules.

Loosing the world championship football final I know how the supporters from Sri Lanka are feeling. It hurts!

Take a look at The Atlantic website. They gathered some great images from the last few day of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

The Big Picture also has some great pictures about the Passion for Cricket

Reuters/Ajay Verma

Aerial Photographs Around the World

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:17:00 +0000

Aerial photography has always fascinated me. Looking down from a high distance gives a very different perspective on the world. I have tried it myself during a heli-tour above the bungle bungles NP in Western Australia.

© Photographer: Koshar | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Although I think made a good effort I can't compare to Yann Arthus-Bertrand. His book "Earth From Above" sold 3 million copies.

The Grid : Online video Talkshow about photography and photoshop

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:51:00 +0000

Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowsi are presenting a new online live videotalkshow about photography called The Grid

The Grid is a video talk-show format (about Photography & Photoshop), but each week The Grid will have an in-studio guest for the entire 30-minute show, plus they will be doing video chats with a lot of famous photographers, Photoshop experts, and industry leaders.

This not the first show hosted by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski. Together with Dave Cross they host Photoshop User TV . A must see for photoshopaholics.

Japan earthquake and tsunami photos

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:36:00 +0000

The power of nature has resulted in sheer devastation after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Looking at CNN and seeing the tidal wave demolish everything in it's way makes me realize how powerless we are. The Denver Post posted images on it's photoblog. These frozen moments in time are even more impressive.

Denver Post : Capture Photo Blog Japan

Washington Globe : The Big Picture News in Photographs Japan

Reuters : Tsunami strikes Japan slideshow

AP Photo/Yasushi Kanno, The Yomiuri Shimbun

Long time since my last post

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:53:00 +0000

It has been a long time since my last blog post. Reason is that I've been using my iPad most of the time. Writing a blog from an iPad isn't easy. As far as I know there aren't any blogspot apps. Sure I could use the web interface but that doesn't work well. As good as the iPad is, it isn't working well for creating content. But what the iPad does have are some great photography apps

Fotopedia National Parks
This app shows photos from the 58 national parks of the USA taken by Quang-Tuan Luon. He was the first person to take photos of all 58 parks with a large format camera. The images are amazing. It is a paid app but well worth the price!

Peter Lik Opus HD

The app contains the full contents of Peter Lik's 25 Year Anniversary Book, text with every photo, and 33 videos that feature Peter talking about a selection of the photographs. At $8.99 this isn't a cheap app but compared to the $2000,- paper version it is a steal. By the way if you still want the paper version be sure you can handle the 40lbs is weighs!

Alcazar in Sevilla

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 23:08:00 +0000

Below are shots from the Alcazar in Sevilla.

The Alcazar is an old palace in the city centre of Sevilla(or is it Seville). It is an old palace from both the moorish and christian empires of ancient Andalusia. It is a great place to wander around and look at the beautifull gardens and architecture

Arcos de la Frontera

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:43:00 +0000

View from our hotel in Arcos de la Frontera. Isn't it great? The drive up to the hotel was a different story. We did not make it without a small dent in our hired car. Those alleys are quite small and steep! We decided to park in the underground parkinglot in the city centre and walk up the hill.

Exploring my iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:38:00 +0000

It has been a while since my last post. I have been busy with my new iPad. Bought the 32Gb 3g version (only using WiFi at he moment). I think it's great. But what makes it a beautiful device to use? It's not because it's made Steve Jobs. I think it's the size. It just the right size for couch surfing. I guess size does matter.

One of my favorite apps on the iPad is Fotopedia Heritage. This app is like a coffee table book of Unesco World Heritage sites. You navigate through 20.000 pictures and when you want you can get more information or map of the location. Best of all it's free! Give it a try.

Pictures of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:04:00 +0000

The Boston Globe has posted another series "Pictures of the week". Again a great example of how photography can combine journalism and art into a powerful mix of emotions.

ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images

Northern light

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:08:00 +0000

I have always been fascinated by the northern light. It looks so magical and mysterious. You can find some great looking shots overhere. Yesterday there was a chance you could see it in the Netherlands. I looked for it but I it wasn't there. Too bad. Anyone else seen it in Holland?

21st century frame size

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:35:00 +0000

Scott Kelby has an interesting post on his blog about frame and mat sizes. It got me thinking and I checked some sites selling frames. My conclusion is that small frames (10 x 15 cm) are almost always available in the 2:3 aspect ratio. If you want a bigger size then it becomes more difficult. You can check on the IKEA site for yourself.

The same is true for paper size. Common size in the Netherlands is a4. The aspect ratio is 2:2.8 Again this is different from the sensor ratio. I guess we will have to keep cropping our images.

Imagine Peter Lik

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:21:00 +0000

Peter Lik has released a new image called "Imagine". For this photograph he returned to his roots in Australia, the Great Barrier reef to be specific. I think this is more a Peter Lik image than his previous release Romantica. The colors are bluetifull.

Imagine © Peter Lik

Running with bulls

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:29:00 +0000

Today the Festival of San Fermin ended. Seems like running with a lot of angry bulls can be very popular in some places.

Although this festival has been held since 14th century and has very deep cultural roots I oppose against the killing of animals for "entertainment".

Click on the image to see more photos. Caution: There may be some graphic content.

AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

Final goodbye

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:07:00 +0000

It's over. The Netherlands lost the final to Spain. Although I am very disappointed, at least we got the memories in the form of amazing photographs. The Boston Globe got a final goodbye to the World Cup Football (or soccer as some say). For me it means more time to spend taking photos, besides watching the Tour de France.

World Cup Football Sadness

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:31:00 +0000

The world cup football in South Africa is coming to an end. Two teams are left.This makes for a lot of sad fans. You can see a beautiful slideshow on the site of Reuters

Below is one of my favorites. Sad doesn't describe how this supporter feels. I almost feel guilty because our team caused this little drama.

My bestselling stockphoto

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:00:00 +0000

I am a stockphoto contributor on different websites for three years now. Started with iStockPhoto but added a few more soon after. After a few months I noticed that the same image is a bestseller on all sites. What strikes me is that the margin against the number two best selling image is huge. See the list:

iStockPhoto 236%
Dreamstime 450%
Shutterstock 258%

Is this image so much more attractive then all others? I don't think so.

The number two bestseller on Dreamstime is an aerial of the Bungle Bungles NP in Australia.

The number two seller on iStockphoto is this portrait of a crocodile (Dreamstime link because iStock doesn't provide HTML include code)

The only reason I can think of is the fact that the black crow is on a clear background so it is easier to extract.

Top 40 collection of National Geographic Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:46:00 +0000

The Big Picture has put a top 40 collection of National Geographic Photos on their site. Amazing stuff. I put up a small collection of my own "National Geographic" collection below. Let me know what you think.

Saltwater Crocodile

Rainbow in Nambung NP

Village near Lake Turkana in Kenya

Zebras in Serengeti NP

Working with a model

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:49:00 +0000

Last weekend I had a great time at the Calumet workshop "Portrait and Model photography". Instructor Bert Meelberg did a great job on teaching us. We started with some theory about the use of studio lighting but most of the day was spent shooting a real life model (Dian Biemans). I must say that I am really pleased with the results.

I want one

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:42:00 +0000

It has been around for a while but dpreview got a review online now. I am talking about the new Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS II USM

It is on my wish list for quite a while now, but there are two things holding me back. First off all the price. In europe you have to pay around €2200,- I have to sell a lot of stockphoto's to earn that. Secondly the weight of the lens. It weighs more then 1.6 Kilo. It will make you work hard for some great shots.

But still I want one

Warrior Portraits

noreply@blogger.com (Koshar) — Wed, 05 May 2010 23:49:00 +0000

A few years ago I took a trip to Kenya and Tanzania. During this trip I had a chance to take some shots of Samburu Warriors in a town called Maralal. The Samburu are a tribe in the northern part a Kenya and are related to the Masai tribe. It took some time to gain there confidence but after while the really started to pose like warriors.

The images where shot on slide film and scanned with a Nikon slide scanner.

EDIT: The two little guys on the first slide were just tagging along all day, trying to get on film.