April 2012 – Hajeka Photography

Beauty of a queen

My entry for the Deck Of Cards challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 34 out of 64 with a score of 5.5766

Apr 30 – Strawberry soup

..with mint. Running behind with my weekly desserts :( — ..with mint. Running behind with my weekly desserts 🙁

Apr 29 – Hockey

Practicing manual focus with a 500mm lens handheld. — Practicing manual focus with a 500mm lens handheld. “We” won with 6-0 🙂

Apr 28 – Saturday afternoon

The Dam in Amsterdam, two days before Queensday.

They’re there when you need them

My entry for the Emergency! challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 23 out of 37 with a score of 5.0661

Apr 27 – Detail of a flower

A new orchid in the house.

Apr 26 – Grazing

Some cows in the late evening.

Framed by mom

My entry for the Framing V challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 47 out of 133 with a score of 5.8370

Apr 25 – Quiche

Just out of the oven :) With chicken, courgette and olives. — Just out of the oven 🙂 With chicken, courgette and olives.

Apr 24 – Light and shadows

It was late tonight. A good time to make a snaphot on the ferry to home.

One without head

My entry for the Off With Their Head! challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 69 out of 74 with a score of 4.6262

Not a poor man’s house

My entry for the Money III challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 48 out of 58 with a score of 4.8857

Apr 23 – Last tulip in my garden

A quick test shot with my new 500mm mirror lens. Completely manual and no aperture settings :) — A quick test shot with my new 500mm mirror lens. Completely manual and no aperture settings 🙂

Apr 22 – Bike day

It's — It’s “Earth day” today and the 67th “Profronde van Noord-Holland”.

Apr 21 – Poire belle hélène

The home made chocolate sauce was the very best part of this.

A morning look in the mirror

My entry for the Grunge II challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 116 out of 120 with a score of 4.3193

Apr 20 – Still life

Remains of some bell peppers in the kitchen,

Apr 19 – Music&Foam

Visited the opening tonight

Gateway to the unknown

My entry for the Further On Up the Road challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 7 out of 115 with a score of 6.6828

Apr 18 – Who is the fairest of them all?

Flamingos in the zoo with a mirror

Apr 17 – White tulip II

Same tulip as yesterday

Easter things

My entry for the Yellow Still Life challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 71 out of 93 with a score of 5.1028

Apr 16 -White tulip

Picked one from my garden. They're almost gone. — Picked one from my garden. They’re almost gone.

Apr 15 -Victory today

Composition of a very cold afternoon on the hockey field

Apr 14 – Green singer

My guess is that this is a Greenfinch.

Roundness

My entry for the Photoshop Terms II challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 77 out of 103 with a score of 5.4455

Apr 13 – Looks fast to me

A sailboat on the canal this afternoon. I needed a lot of sky to get the whole of this one.

Apr 12 – Ring-necked Parakeet

Typical Amsterdam city birds.

Mallards

My entry for the Double Take IV challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 39 out of 126 with a score of 5.8255

Apr 11 – Bird watching

A godwit and a magpie

Apr 10 – Uncovered

My submission for the — My submission for the “Uncovered Expo”. See http://www.facebook.com/events/283321205081804. The photo on the cover is made by John Olson, 1972.