Unedited.

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Reflecting on Life.

Mother and daughter water surface reflection.

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Also in 2026, I will continue doing what I do best; posting photos taken on moments when they are no longer actual or relevant, occasionally accompanied by long texts that nobody reads. 😜

Last Sunday, I saw a photo of the Buiksloter church in wintery conditions during a colourful sunset posted in a group on Facebook that I am following. Exactly the kind of photo that was still on my wishlist to make as well... or at least, with the colourful sunset, the wintery conditions would be a nice bonus.

Last Sunday however was the last day of a colder couple of weeks that we have had here in the Netherlands, and I knew thaw would kick in the day after. Last Sunday started sunny, but unlike what the weather forecasts predicted, it got cloudy pretty early on in the day, and it would remain cloudy.

So around 16:00, I already suspected that colourful sunset was off the table. But at least the wintery conditions were still there, and I knew I would regret it if I wouldn't go out. So I did, with the intention of shooting the 'fake' blue hour by lack of any colour in the sky around sunset.

It was cold, it was windy, the streets and roads were slippery AF, but I'm not too dissatisfied with the result. 😊

Sony A73, Sony FE 24-105mm lens
25 seconds, F/9, ISO 100
11th of January 2026, 17:26 CET

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13. Pigeons

🧠 Saw these guys overlooking the pond with all the other birds and wondered what they thought of it!

⭐I'm pleased with the separation between subject and background (emphasised a bit in lightroom as a by-product of trying to get rid of some noise.)

➡️ It's cropped quite a bit to isolate the subjects so not as sharp looking as I'd like.

#photography #mirrorless #pigeon #glasgow #gartnavel #pond

Unedited. ##canadiangeese #canadagoose #bird #avian #waterfowl #wildlife #AnimalWildlife #Animal #wild #britshwildlife #nature #flight #takeoff #beautiful #calming #relaxing #peaceful #magical #mystical #water #pond #pool #lake #Outdoors #feathers #beak #morning #daybreak #dawn #sunrise

Sunset Reflections

While on a run the other night I had to stop and take photos along this pond as the scene was just surreal. Notice the rain falling from the clouds.

#sunset #sunsetlovers #running #reflections #clouds #rain #weather #pond #nature #peaceful #silentsunday #washington #pacificnorthwest #pnw

'Breaking the spell' unedited

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10. Swans

🧠 I thought it would be a good day to get some pictures of birds at the pond. These guys were very still the whole time but the one on the right started to show off as we were leaving.

⭐ Love that I managed to capture this pose and I think my lightroom editing did a good job of making the swans pop.

➡️ I think I've managed to edit most of it out but most of the pics I took today have unpleasant noise.

#photography #mirrorless #pond #swans