Hi there, thanks for visiting my profile page, that's me (buddy icon) ... up there. I'm from the year 1968, born in the Netherlands and living in Houten (small town near Utrecht).

My hobbies include photography, tennis, football, golf, scuba diving, travelling (see my travel map below) and collecting gear and gadgets (see my complete photo gear list below).

I would like to encourage everybody to comment and criticize my photos because I consider that the best way to improve my skills! If you add me as a contact please don't be upset if I don't add you ... my contact list will otherwise explode.

Please do not use my photographs in any kind of publication (print, weblog or in any other way) without my written permission. My photos are Copyrighted © and Licensed as All Rights Reserved. If you wish to use any of my photos, please send a request to my flickr mail address.

My personal favourite above water: (click on it to see it large on black)

My personal favourite under water: (click on it to see it large on black)

create your own visited country map

or check our Venice travel guide

Planned (near future) trips abroad:

---- 2008 ----

- Turkey, Belek

- Italy, Naples

- Australia

---- 2009 ----

- Kenya and Tanzania

- Austria, Vienna

- France, Paris (Roland Garros)

- Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow

---- 2010 ----

- Latvia, Riga

- Portugal, Lisbon and Sintra

- Indonesia (Island hopping)

---- 2011 ----

- Spain, Ibiza

- Sweden, Stockholm

- Ecuador, Galapagos Islands and Bonaire (former Dutch Antilles)

---- 2012 ----

- Germany, Berlin

- Norway, Bergen

- Loas, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand

---- 2013 ----

- Jordan

- Spain, Sevilla

- Germany, Munchen

- China and Malaysia (Borneo)

---- 2014 ----

- United Arab Emirates, Dubai & Maldives, Maafushivaru

- Spain, Sevilla

- Italy, Palermo

- South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe

---- 201? ----

- Iceland, Reykjavik (?)

- Antarctica (to complete all 7 continents ?)

DSLR Cameras

- Canon EOS 50D

- Canon EOS 600D

- Canon EOS 7D Mark II

Canon Lenses

- Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

- Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

- Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

- Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

- Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

- Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

Sigma Lenses

- Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM

- Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM

- Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC II HSM

- Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 APO DG OS HSM

Tokina Lenses

- Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5

Teleconverters

- Sigma APO Tele Converter 1.4x EX DG

Extension Tubes

- Canon Extension Tube EF 12 II

- Canon Extension Tube EF 25 II

Close-up Lenses

- B+W 77mm Close-Up +2 SC (NL2)

- B+W 67mm Close-Up +2 SC (NL2)

- Nameless 77mm Close-Up +4

Filters

- B+W Filter Ø 77mm F-Pro UV Haze MRC (010M) on Canon 10-22mm

- B+W Filter Ø 52mm F-Pro UV Haze (010) on Canon 50mm

- Marumi Filter Ø 52mm Close-up +4 on Canon 50mm

- Astron Filter Ø 52mm Skylite 1A on Canon 50mm

- Hoya Filter Ø 58mm HD UV(0) Digital on Canon 85mm

- B+W Filter Ø 67mm F-Pro UV Haze MRC (010M) on Canon 100mm

- Tiffen Filter Ø 58mm UV Protector on Canon 70-300mm

- Tiffen Filter Ø 58mm Circulair Polarizer on Canon 70-300mm

- Hoya Filter Ø 72mm Pro1 UV Digital on Sigma 17-70mm

- B+W Filter Ø 77mm XS-Pro UV Haze MRC (010M) on Sigma 50mm

- Hama Filter Ø 67mm HTMC UV 390 on Sigma 50-150mm

- Hoya Filter Ø 67mm HMC ND8 on Sigma 50-150mm

- B+W Filter Ø 77mm F-Pro UV Haze (010) on Sigma 120-400mm

- B+W Filter Ø 77mm F-Pro Circulair Polarizing MRC

- B+W Adapter Ring - Stepdown Ring Ø 77-72mm

- Stealth Gear Wide Angle Filter Holder (Cokin P-series)

- Stealth Gear Adapter Ring (Cokin P-series) Ø 72mm

- Stealth Gear Adapter Ring (Cokin P-series) Ø 77mm

- Sing-Ray Filters - Daryl Benson Reverse ND Graduated 2 f-stop for Cokin P-Holder

- Sing-Ray Filters - Galen Rowell Graduated ND 2 f-stop soft-step for Cokin P-Holder

Lens Caps & Hoods

- Canon Lens Hood EW-83E c/w 10-22mm

- Canon Lens Hood EW-73B c/w 17-85mm

- Canon Lens Hood ES-62 with Adapter Ring 62-L c/w 50mm

- Canon Lens Hood ET-65III c/w 85mm

- Canon Lens Hood ET-73 (included) c/w 100mm

- Canon Lens Hood ET-65B c/w 70-300mm

- Sigma Lens Hood LH780-04 (included) c/w 17-70mm

- Sigma Lens Hood LH829-01 (included) c/w 50mm

- Sigma Lens Hood LH732-01 (included) c/w 50-150mm

- Sigma Lens Hood LH830-01 (included) c/w 120-400mm

- JJC Front Lens Cap Ø 67mm on Sigma 50-150mm

- JJC Front Lens Cap Ø 67mm on Canon 100mm

- Hüfa Lens Cap Clip

Memory Cards & Readers

- SanDisk Extreme (60MB/s 400x UDMA 5) - CompactFlash 32 GB

- SanDisk Extreme III (30MB/s 200x) - CompactFlash 16 GB

- SanDisk Extreme IV UDMA (45MB/s 400x UDMA 4) - CompactFlash 4 GB

- 2x SanDisk Extreme III (30MB/s 200x) - CompactFlash 4 GB

- Silicon Power (30MB/s 200x) - CompactFlash 2 GB

- Transcend Ulta Speed (20MB/s133x) - CompactFlash 16 GB

- SanDisk Ultra (30MB/s 200x) - CompactFlash 16 GB

- Transcend (20MB/s133x) class 10 - SDHC 32 GB

- Transcend (20MB/s133x) class 10 - SDHC 32 GB

- SanDisk Extreme FireWire Reader

- Star-E Super Mini USB 2.0 CF Type I / II Reader

- Mini HDMI - HDMI Cable

Batteries & Power

- Canon BG-E2N Battery Grip

- 2x Canon Battery Pack BP-511A (1390 mAh)

- Battery Pack BP-511A non-original (1400 mAh)

- Enerlinq Replace BP-511A non-original (1500 mAh)

- Hähnel PowerStation Ultima II, Battery Charger

- Hama Delta Bravo 2/4 Travel Fast Battery Charger

- 4x Eneloop HR-3UTG AA-Rechargeable Battery (2000 mAh)

- 4x Hama NiMH AA-Rechargeable Battery (2700 mAh)

- Jupio LP-E8 Battery Pack 1120mAh

- Lenmar LP-E6 Replacement Battery (1800 mAh)

Bags & Support

- Lowepro SlingShot 202 AW

- Lowepro Slingshot 300 AW

- Samsonite Safaga DF72 Colt Holster Case

- Bever Lens Box #2

- Sigma Fitted Padded Lens Case 50mm

- Sigma Fitted Padded Lens Case 50-150mm

- Sigma Fitted Padded Lens Case 120-400mm

- Canon LP1219 Lens Case (included) 100mm

- Manfrotto 676B Digi Monopod Black

- Kirk Lens Plate for Sigma 120-400mm (LP-54)

- Kirk Brass Reducer Bushing (QRB-1B)

- Kirk 2.5" Quick Release Clamp

- WeiFeng Monopod model WT1007

- Joby Gorillapod Focus

- Manfrotto 486RC2 Compact Ball Head

- Vanguard Alta+ 204AP Tripod with 3-way PH-12

- Beanbag with Zipper

- Op Tech USA Rainsleeve 18"

- Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3

- BlackRapid Camera Strap RS-4

- Canon Tripod Mount Ring D on Canon 100mm

- ThinkTank Airport TakeOff Rolling Camera Bag

Flash & Cleaning

- Canon Speedlite 430EX II

- Gary Fong Puffer Pop-Up Flash Diffuser

- Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible

- Gary Fong ChromeDome

- JCC Diffuser for Canon 430EX II

- Canon OC-E3 Off-Camera Shoe Cord

- Mennon Gray Cards

- 2x Microfiber Lens Cloth

- Matin Hurricane Blower (Medium)

- Dörr Lenspen Digital

- LCD Screen Protector 3"

- Eclipse Optic Cleaning Fluid + Sensor Swabs #2

- Lastolite TriGrip Difflector Mini 45cm (18") Silver/White - 3531

Compact Cameras

- Canon Powershot G10 (14.7 m-pix 28-140mm f/2.8-4.5)

- Tele-converter x1.4 TC-DC58D

- Lensadapter LA-DC58K

- SC-DC60A Leather Case Neckstrap

- DCC-650 Leather Case Belt

- Extra Battery Pack NB-7L

- 2x SanDisk Extreme III - SDHC 8 GB

- Viritar VT-2 pocket-tripod 4"

- Olympus C-55 Zoom (5.1 m-pix 38-190mm f/2.8-4.8)

- Soft Leather Case C-55Z

- Olympus 256MB xD-Picture Type S Card

Software, I prefer SOOC but sometimes I use:

- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

- Gimp

- Canon Software (DPP, ZoomBrowser, PhotoStitch, Etc.)

Photobooks

- Digitale Fotografie Canon EOS 50D, by Christian Haasz

- 500 Tips Compositie voor Digitale Fotografie, by Lee Frost

- National Geographic Image Collection, by NG

- Fotografie, handboek voor het maken van betere foto's, by John Freeman

- Creatief vogels fotograferen, by Bill Coster

- NG Fotogids Reizen, by Robert Caputo

- De kunst van het kijken, by Ian Jeffrey

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Underwater Gear

Housing

- Ikelite Housing for Canon EOS 600D (#6871.60)

Ports

- Ikelite 6" Dome port (#5503.50) for Canon EF-S 10-22mm

- Ikelte Flat port (# 5505.45) for Canon EF 100mm L

- UWCS 5" Precision Dome (Prec-5in-Tok-Ike) for Tokina 10-17mm

- Ikelite Super Wide Modular Port Body (#5510.11)

- Ikelite Standard Zoom Port Body (#5510.16)

- UWCS Custom Modular Port Body for Canon EF-S 10-22mm

Lights

- 2x Ikelite DS161 Movie Substrobe incl. battery & diffuser (#4060)

- 2x Ikelite Smart Charger (#4066.1)

- Ikelite Two Strobes Coiled Y-TTL cord (#4103.52)

- Spare Ikelite NiMH Battery Pack (#4066.5)

- Light & Motion Sola Photo 1200

- Seahorn Snoot M-1

Arms & Clamps

- 2x Nauticam 60x250mm carbon fibre float arm [72212]

- 2x Nauticam 200mm double ball arm [72204]

- 2x Nauticam multi purpose (MP) clamp w/ shackle [72502]

- 2x Nauticam standard clamp [72501]

- 2x Carbonarm long single clamp [CP/2L]

- 2x Nauticam mounting ball adaptor for Ikelite strobe [25517]

- 2x Nauticam mount ball adaptor screw for Ikelite (spare)

- 2x Ikelite 1" ball stem mount (#9571.3)

- Ikelite flex arm mount 1/4-20 top mount 3/4" (#9573.1)

- 6x Loc-Line 3/4" element

- Loc-Line 3/4" to 1/2 adapter

- Strong 1/2" Loc-line mount for Light & Motion Sola

- Light & Motion Sola Video Mount & D-Ring Combo Kit

- Loc-line 3/4" Assembly Pliers

- ULCS BA-IK Base Adapter for Ikelite Quick Release Handles

- Homemade Lanyard with Snaphooks

- Quick Attach Coiled Spring Line (Hook & Loop)

- 2x StiX Large Float for UltraLight Arms (FUL-2)

Compact Underwater Gear

- Canon WP-DC28 Underwater Camera Housing for Powershot G10

- Waterproof Case Weight WW-DC1

- Ikelite Strobe Arm SA-100 (4086.61)

- Ikelite Tray with Single Handle (9523.61)

- Ikelite Fiber Optic Adapter (4401)

- Sea&Sea Fiber-Optic Cable (50107)

- Sea&Sea Strobe Mask Set (50109)

- Ikelite Single Strobe Coiled TTL Cord (#4103.51)

Some photos taken with a borrowed camera and/or lens:

- Canon PowerShot A640 + U/W Ikelite 6140.64

- Sony Cybershot DSC-W290 + U/W Ikelite 6210.29

Scuba diving locations visited:

- Caribbean Sea, Playa del Carmen - Mexico

- Red Sea, Hurghada - Egypt

- Mediterranean Sea, Crete - Greece

- KNVB swimming pool, Zeist - the Netherlands (NAUI)

- Loosdrechtseplassen, Loosdrecht - the Netherlands

- Coral Sea, Great Barrier and Osprey Reef, Cairns - Australia

- Indian Ocean, Mnemba Island, Zanzibar - Tanzania

- Bali Sea, Tulamben, Bali - Indonesia

- Caribbean Sea, Bonaire - former Dutch Antilles

- Andaman Sea, Kho Phi Phi - Thailand

- Gulf of Aqaba, Aqaba - Jordan

- South China Sea, Gaya Island, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo - Malaysia

- Celebes Sea, Sipadan / Kapalai / Mabul, Borneo - Malaysia

- Laccadive Sea, Maafushivaru, South Ari Atoll - Maldives

- Mediterranean Sea, Porticello (Palermo), Sicily - Italy