09 May Two “Highly Commended” images at the IGPOTY 14 competition
Two of my images recently received a "Highly Commended" award from the Internation Garden Photographer of the Year 2021 competition....
24 Oct Award of the Mini-Serie category at the Festival Nature Namur 2017
As promised in my previous post, as the Namur Nature Festival is now finished, I will show you my pictures that were selected among the finalists of the contest. It was actually even better than I thought: during the awards ceremony last week, I had the (very nice) surprise to be awarded the Award for best Mini-Serie for the four images shown below.
07 Dec The Sleeping Giant (shown at the Festival Nature Namur 2014)
As announced in my previous post, one of my pictures has been selected by the 2014 International Namur Nature Photography Competition....
21 Apr How to use topographic maps on a TomTom GPS
Landscape photography often requires reaching places that are not easy to access with the main roads. My experience has shown me that it is very easy to get lost when you take a wrong turn on a dirt road in the middle of the desert… So I was looking for something that could help me by combining the precision of topographic maps and the ease of use of a car GPS. Combining my TomTom GPS with TTMaps (bringing the ability to display topographic maps on a TomTom GPS) has given me what I was looking for.
03 Apr A very cheap DIY spare part for my tripod
My Manfrotto tripod has been following me everywhere and in all conditions for many years. It is now quite battered and its head even has a bent handle. But, until now, no parts had gone missing. That is...
03 Jan Happy New Year !
For all of you who did not receive the paper version of my greetings card, here is the picture that I had chosen to illustrate it. This was taken on a snowy early October 2009 morning in in the Lava Beds National Monument in Northern California....
09 Nov Colorado & Utah teaser
I am currently busy with sorting and selecting pictures from my latest trip to Colorado and Utah to upload on my website. When they will be ready, I will also add a new Photo Trips page with details of this trip. In the meantime, here...
20 Apr Third prize in a Best Holiday Picture Contest
I usually do not take part in photography contests but, this year, I submitted one image to the 2010 Best Holiday Picture Contest organised by the company where I work. And I had the nice surprise to get the third prize in the contest with...