Winter has arrived

For the past couple of days it has been snowing, and we’ve been treated to some freezing temperatures. The kind of weather I love and crave, but which is sadly very exceptional over the past years. But we got lucky this winter. Winter has now arrived in full effect, in an almost “old school way”

So I was going to make the most of it, I’ve been out and about in my home area for the past few days shooting video (A new silent hiking video is coming soon) and photographs. I hope this weather will last for a little while so I can go out some more to capture some beautiful and true winter landscapes.

This video shows my hometown dressed in its winter coat. Amazing how differently everything looks with a fresh layer of snow. Below are some photographs I took over the past few days in my area.

Here are some drone shots of my hometown

DJI Mavic Air 2 - Drone photography in the Forest

This morning I went for a session of forest photography. The autumn colors are starting to show.

But for this shoot I went and only used my drone this time. Trying to find and shoot some compositions from beneath the treetops and a little lower to the ground. It was quite dark here and there still. Since I was out in the early morning. Luckily my DJI Mavic Air 2 shoots decent HDR images. So I went and took a 5 bracket shot, and merged them in Lightroom on the computer in post processing. This gave me a larger dynamic range towards the challenging lighting conditions.

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Nederpeel - Grave & I have a drone now!

I now have a drone.
I recently bought myself my first drone, something I’ve been sitting on for a few years now. But I could never make the decision which one to get, and was therefore hesitant to spend the money.

It was going to be DJI drone whenever I would go and buy one. Simply because they usually have some quality drones with decent photo and video options. I’ve seen some of my friends fly their drones during my workshops. And I did get to fly with theirs for a bit. So I knew what DJI drones were all about.
DJI launched the Mavic Air 2 in April/May this year, and this drone looked promising, affordable and with a lot of new and just decent specs. So, long story short… I got myself the DJI Mavic Air 2. And I love it.

I’ve been flying the drone quite a lot during the past few weeks, getting to know it, and just having straight up fun basically. In this blogpost I will share some photography and video that I shot with my new drone recently. And there will be loads of drone footage to make its way onto my website from now on.

Nederpeel-Grave
Nederpeel-Grave is a nature reserve west of Heibloem, near the hamlet of Caluna in the Dutch municipality of Leudal. This estate is 75 ha large, of which 55 ha is woodland and the remaining part is grassland. It was a private estate, but the owners sold it in 2002 to Staatsbosbeheer in order to safeguard the natural values for the future. Originally there was peat here, but that has disappeared.

A loam layer at a depth of more than 1 meter provides a moist soil. The forests in the area have therefore largely been constructed on rebates. The Neerpeelbeek flows through this area. It was canalized but has been able to meander again since the first decade of the 21st century. The area is home to trouser woods and poplar plantations. Only in the lowest parts are remnants of the original vegetation to be found.

These include large buttercups. To the west of this area you will find the Kruisvennen nature reserve, in the north the Groote Moost, in the southwest De Zoom.

Check out this gallery below for a set of photographs taken in this area. You can click each photo to see it in a bigger size. Thanks for checking out my blog!