A Friday morning, a familiar place, and the promise of sunrise.

At Huys ter Heide, just as the sun began to rise, I found myself standing by a small lake. The water was perfectly still—no wind, no ripples—turning it into a natural mirror. The sun, still low on the horizon and partially hidden, painted the scene in deep yellows, oranges, and blacks. A quiet moment where light and reflection became one.

Scenes like this are a reminder of how much timing matters. A single breath of wind would have broken the illusion.

Not long after, two cranes rested near the water’s edge during their journey north. A rare and beautiful sight… but sometimes nature gives, and sometimes it takes away. A passerby startled them before I could capture the moment.

And that’s okay. The memory remains.

Captured with my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and Sigma 100–400mm, 250mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 100.

#HuysTerHeide #DutchNature #Sunrise #Reflection #MirrorWater #GoldenLight #MorningLight #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NatureMoments #CalmWaters #Stillness #LightAndReflection #OutdoorPhotography #NatureWalk #WildlifeMoments #Cranes #BirdMigration #NatureObservation #CanonPhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #250mm #PhotographyTechnique #NaturalLight #ExploringNature #QuietMoments #MoodyNature #NatureLovers #DutchLandscape #EarlyMorning #NatureStories #SimpleBeauty #WonderingLens #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #PixelfedPhotography #LightAndLife #MomentsInNature #reflections
foggy architectural fascinator

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foggy architectural fascinator

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Sometimes the colors and textures are just a sensual pleasure. I want to take a bath in these.

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Sometimes the colors and textures are just a sensual pleasure. I want to take a bath in these.

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Let's appreciate those bricks.
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(and colors and geometries and varying textures and all the other stuff)

Highest quality at Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54504659335/in/album-72177720317299282

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#buildings #urbanarchitecture #bricks #impossibleperspective #FujiGFX #250mm #gf250mm #gfx100ii
Let's appreciate those bricks.

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Let's appreciate those bricks.
--
(and colors and geometries and varying textures and all the other stuff)

Highest quality at Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54504659335/in/album-72177720317299282

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#photo #photography #buildings #urbanarchitecture #bricks #impossibleperspective #FujiGFX #250mm #gf250mm #gfx100ii

Let's appreciate those bricks.

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Head in the Clouds
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We had haze/fog/mist/low-flying clouds the other day.

This building looks more interesting to me with its top disappearing into said atmospheric conditions.

Oh, and this was with the sweet Fujifilm GF 250mm lens (shown off better in other photos).

#urbanarchitecture #buildings #250mm #FujiGFX #gfx100ii #GF250mm

Best quality at Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54504287756/in/album-72177720317299282/

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head in the clouds

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Head in the Clouds
--
We had haze/fog/mist/low-flying clouds the other day.

This building looks more interesting to me with its top disappearing into said atmospheric conditions.

Oh, and this is with the sweet Fujifilm GF 250mm lens (shown off better in other photos).

#photograph #photography #urbanarchitecture #buildings #250mm #FujiGFX

Best quality at Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/54504287756/in/album-72177720317299282/

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head in the clouds

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Puffins Runde
250mm on APSC camera, equivalent to 400mm FF
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
I spend a few days with many hours among the Puffins, sometimes they was so close to me that I could not focus on them, the minimum focus distance of the 250mm is 1.7 meters (about 5 and a half feet). I think the closest ones was 1 meter from me (about 3 feet)
June 2009

#photography #photographer #photo #photos #photograph #nature #naturephotography #naturephotographer #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdphoto #birdphotos #birdphotographer #colour #colours #colourful #color #colors #colorful
#primelens #primelensphotography #250mm #250mm4