30 Days of Editing - Pieterpad
Van Pieterburen naar de Pietersberg - a north to south long distance walk of almost 500 km.
Starting june 22 2016 I walked the 26 tracks of the iconic dutch Pieterpad, almost 500 km from the northern village Pieterburen to the southern Pietersberg. More information on the Pieterpad : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieterpad
Yesterday, august 31 2017 I finished on the Pietersberg. Mission accomplished!
About 30 years ago I walked the first 3 stages with my husband. The first in new leather walking shoes ... blisters! I walked the last km barefooted :D. The second stage I was pregnant and we skipped the part that lead through the city as we lived there and thought we did not need to bother walking that part. The third stage we carried our baby in a back carrier which was harder than we thought for all 3 of us so we stopped half way. The last time we walked the other part of track 3 riding our toddler in a stroller but the strollers of that era were not equipped for sandpaths :shrug: And then life moved on and on and we never bothered trying again.
Last year I decided to try again solo as a personal challenge on different levels. Logistics, fitness, camera & lens. I choose to walk alone but accept rides to or from start and/or finish locations when public transport would be to much of a challenge. And on some days I combined driving by car myself with public transport. I also decided that speed and km were not the main goal, I wanted to experience the changing landscapes and architecture and enjoy the small stuff that would attract my attention. Walking solo is walking in my own pace, stopping and moving on when and how I feel like.
I choose to carry my lightest lens, the EF 50mm 1:1.4 on my Canon 60D to force myself to explore what this lens has to offer. My new GGS Fotospeed F4 Fox turned out to be the best buy ever. After trying 2 of my "normal" camerabags I decided to favour one of our daypacks with a patted camera divider.
This editing challenge will allow me to edit at least one photo a day but I hope to edit a spread a day for the album I intend to create as well. However, I might decide to tweak the images some more before I sent it to a print service.
Read MoreStarting june 22 2016 I walked the 26 tracks of the iconic dutch Pieterpad, almost 500 km from the northern village Pieterburen to the southern Pietersberg. More information on the Pieterpad : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieterpad
Yesterday, august 31 2017 I finished on the Pietersberg. Mission accomplished!
About 30 years ago I walked the first 3 stages with my husband. The first in new leather walking shoes ... blisters! I walked the last km barefooted :D. The second stage I was pregnant and we skipped the part that lead through the city as we lived there and thought we did not need to bother walking that part. The third stage we carried our baby in a back carrier which was harder than we thought for all 3 of us so we stopped half way. The last time we walked the other part of track 3 riding our toddler in a stroller but the strollers of that era were not equipped for sandpaths :shrug: And then life moved on and on and we never bothered trying again.
Last year I decided to try again solo as a personal challenge on different levels. Logistics, fitness, camera & lens. I choose to walk alone but accept rides to or from start and/or finish locations when public transport would be to much of a challenge. And on some days I combined driving by car myself with public transport. I also decided that speed and km were not the main goal, I wanted to experience the changing landscapes and architecture and enjoy the small stuff that would attract my attention. Walking solo is walking in my own pace, stopping and moving on when and how I feel like.
I choose to carry my lightest lens, the EF 50mm 1:1.4 on my Canon 60D to force myself to explore what this lens has to offer. My new GGS Fotospeed F4 Fox turned out to be the best buy ever. After trying 2 of my "normal" camerabags I decided to favour one of our daypacks with a patted camera divider.
This editing challenge will allow me to edit at least one photo a day but I hope to edit a spread a day for the album I intend to create as well. However, I might decide to tweak the images some more before I sent it to a print service.
Natalie Michels Hjort
on September 24, 2017Great job bringing out all those nuances. You got a really nice picture out of that bad weather. It's really singular, almost otherworldly. Great job!
fotoeffects
on September 10, 2017Well done!
Marga Buitendijk
on September 10, 2017Just when I reached the top of the hill to enjoy the view it started to rain, pouring rain. No (rain)coat but lucky me I was given an umbrella just before I left so I could take some quick shots with umbrella protection. No time to think, just shoot and hide :D