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Going through my oldies, I found these. Made them for the 50th wedding anniversary of my parents, in front of their house in 2015. My dad passed away February 2020, so a little more than a year ago, from a series of strokes back in 2002. In these photos, he's in a wheel chair, but in the...

You never know when the weather is abberative. Instead of the mild and wet Atlantic the Siberian Bear hit our country, and caused a snow-ball effect of weird phenomena. In our yard I encounterd this little fellow, he didn't seem to be bothered by the weather at all.... Snow gnome by Rense...

Just some very thin DOF with the Helios 44M Detail with the Helios 44M by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

to the what, actually? Power Station Abstract by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

First of all I wish you all a happy and blessed New Year! Last week, my wife and I hiked through the large Palace Park "Het Loo", near Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. There, we found this little cemetry for the animals of the royal family, mainly horses. Royal Animals by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

In my hammock, under the rowan tree. Then I saw two orange eyes spying on me. After a close inspection there were three of these fellows... Long-eared owl by Rense Haveman, on Flickr Long-eared owl by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Hyles euphorbiae by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Had to go through the dunes for about 3 km without torch, and a dead cell phone. After sunset, and even after all colours disappeared.... Fiery Skies by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

The elder. Not my fathers pa, he was a Rense Haveman too, but HIS grandfather... So, that must be my great-great-grandfather? Rense Haveman portret by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Tried some B&W on a cactus flower today. Pentax K20d + Super-Tak 105/2.8 Epiphyllum anguliger by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Darkish, maybe, but I wanted to catch the soul of the forest. Which, in this case, was quite darkish. Teutonic. Teutonic Forest by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Last week my niece married, and I was asked to do some wedding photography. Not something I did before, and I had the somewhat crazy idea to shoot mainly with manual focus lenses. I armed my Kp with the Pentax-A 28/2.8, and the K5 with the Super Tak 105/2.8. here some results... Wedding...

A frame, a vase (at least something that works as such), and some mid-summer annual lathyrus flowers. Latyrus by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

An old tradition in the northeastern part of the Netherlands, as in other parts of Central-Europe: easter fires. The western border of this tradition crosses the Netherlands. Coming back from a party of a niece tonight, we passed several of these fires... Easter Fire by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

portrait.... On a party, which I attended, and for which I was asked to make some informal photos.... Stolen portrait by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

We had a beautiful Sunday, concerning the weather. Meet my mom and dad, they visited us for a coffee and a glass of wine. 76, both. My father paralized half, after some strokes 17 yrs ago. Now he is very frail, and he hardly eats or drinks anymore. It might be one of the last photos I can make...

At least shot with the Jupiter-9 85mm F2 lens. Wide open, in the Belmonte Arboretum in Wageningen this afternoon. Magnolia Bokeh by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Glass insulator abstract by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

The effect of an vintage lens.... When bokeh takes over by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

Forum by Rense Haveman, on Flickr