Henk-Jan Kooiman – Page 255 – Hajeka Photography

Jun 10 – BBQ

Sunny day today, but when I wanted to grill a chicken it started to rain. Luckily not for so long.

Jun 09 – Park

Just a nice place where I often walk during lunch time.

Chewing gum

My entry for the Unusual Objects challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 105 out of 109 with a score of 4.5175

Ducks in the mist

My entry for the Free Study 2009-05 challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 50 out of 434 with a score of 6.2955

Jun 08 – Yellow

On my way to work. Almost the beginning of the city. There used to be grass and trees here to hide the highway, now there is just sand and yellow flowers, in the future there will be buildings, I suppose.

Jun 07 – Peony

Main problem with a photo a day is that you don’t have always the time for it. Today was such a day, so here’s just a peony in my garden with as background a raspberry plant. The hidden spider is just a nice addition.

Jun 06 – Tower and cinema

Just a quick snapshot of the “Munttoren” before going to “Startrek” in the cinema on the right.

Jun 05 – Church and taxes

Just like this view near my work. The church is from 1450, the tax office building is a lot newer, but I’m wondering: what would be older: taxes or churches?

Jun 04 – Cruise ship

Problem for today. European election day, but couldn't find much of it on the street (although politicians always claims otherwise). Dalai lama was in Amsterdam (wonderful man, my family was there, I had to work), so for today just a ferry shot (always need the ferry from home to work and vice versa): a cruise ship (not a very big one) on the channel. It's always a wonderful view to see these big ships passing. Sorry I couldn't provide better weather here. — Problem for today. European election day, but couldn’t find much of it on the street (although politicians always claims otherwise). Dalai lama was in Amsterdam (wonderful man, my family was there, I had to work), so for today just a ferry shot (always need the ferry from home to work and vice versa): a cruise ship (not a very big one) on the channel. It’s always a wonderful view to see these big ships passing. Sorry I couldn’t provide better weather here.

Flower on pillow

My entry for the Still Life V challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 61 out of 166 with a score of 5.4863

Jun 03 – Westzijderveld

The view at the end of my street this afternoon, a less than a minute walk.

Jun 02 – Train

Home in Zaandam, work in Amsterdam. So most of my photos this month will be made in one of the two cities. And most of the time there’s a train going between the two (but I’m normally using my bike).

Jun 01 – My garden

Very lazy today. Just sitting in my (small) garden in the late afternoon sun with a glass of wine and a camera.

May 31 – Strawberry

A flower in one of the strawberry plants I bought yesterday.

May 30 – Yellow bouquet

A detail of a bouquet

May 29 – Light and dark

A quick photo around midday. The sun was just shining on the white flower.

May 28 – Shadow and light

I just liked the lights and shadows on this one.

May 27 – Wild beauty

Some “weed” near my pond.

May 26 – Thistle

Think it’s a thistle, don’t know which variant. Made on a rainy short walk.

May 25 – White on white

White flowers and a white background.

May 24 – Bellis perennis

We call them “madeliefjes”. Everywhere in the grass at the moment.

May 23 – Yellow

Some yellow flowers with as background a B&W photo I just printed. Bad experience after this photo. Tripod fall down. Camera still working!! Remote transmission for flash light missing some parts, but (with help of some tape) still working.

May 22 – Chestnut

Flowers are almost gone, but the chestnuts are coming.

May 21 – Chives

Just a quick shot while making dinner. Used a flash here.

Life is a flower

My entry for the Motivational Poster III challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 56 out of 134 with a score of 5.5708

May 20 – Flower from my hedge

Picked a flower from my hedge for today.

May 19 – Viola curtisii

Couldn’t find an English name for this one. We call it “duinviooltje”, literally translated “dune violet”. Grows in the dunes near the sea. They looked so lovely with the dew in the early morning sunlight.

May 19 – Viola curtisii

Couldn’t find an English name for this one. We call it “duinviooltje”, literally translated “dune violet”. Grows in the dunes near the sea. They looked so lovely with the dew in the early morning sunlight.

A moose reading table

My entry for the Furniture II challenge on DPChallenge.com
Place 80 out of 98 with a score of 4.9024

May 18 – Yellow iris

A yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) in the water.

May 17 – Wall flower

Some wild flower growing against the wall of my house.